Eli Y. Adashi

Eli Y. Adashi
Born Haifa, Israel
Nationality Israeli, American
Education The Sackler School of Medicine of Tel Aviv University
Alma mater Tel Aviv University (MD, 1973)
Notable awards President's Achievement Award, Society for Gynecologic Investigation (1989)
Regnier De Graaf Lectureship, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands (1993)
Annual Research Award, Society for the Study of Reproduction (1996)
SRI-Pardi Distinguished Scientist Award, Society for Reproductive Investigation (2015)
Doctor Honoris Causa, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland (2016)

Eli Y. Adashi is an American physician-scientist-executive who served as the Fifth Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences at Brown University. Harvard-educated in Health Care Management (MS, 2005), Adashi is a member of the National Academy of Medicine [NAM; formerly the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences], the Association of American Physicians (AAP), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Early life and career

Adashi was born and raised in Haifa, Israel, the only child of German-speaking professionals who departed Europe in the mid-1930s [Leo Czuczka-Adashi of Brno, Czechoslovakia (1910-1998) and the former Martha Eisenberg of Linz, Austria (1918-1993)]. A member of the first graduating class of the Sackler School of Medicine of Tel Aviv University, Adashi received his Medical Degree in 1973. Following a Rotating Internship at the Meir Hospital, Adashi relocated to the United States for Residency Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Tufts University under the leadership of George W. Mitchell, Jr., MD[1] (1974–77). Adashi pursued Fellowship Training in the subspecialty of Reproductive Endocrinology and Postdoctoral Training in Reproductive Biology at Johns Hopkins University and at the University of California at San Diego, respectively (1977–81).

Appointments

Adashi's first faculty appointment was as an Associate Professor with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Maryland under the leadership of Marion Carlyle Crenshaw, Jr., MD[2] where he directed the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology (1981-1996). In 1996, Adashi became the John A. Dixon Endowed Presidential Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center where he founded and led the Ovarian Cancer Program of the Huntsman Cancer Research Institute (1999-2004). In 2004, Adashi was appointed Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences at Brown University.[3] Adashi led the renaming of the Medical School (after Mr. Warren Alpert) and the initial planning of its new home,[4][5] opened up the student body to pre-med matriculants, initiated a new and integrated pre-clinical curriculum, expanded the divisional faculty roster, established the Brown Chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, and launched the Scholarly Concentration Program.[6]

Elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 1999, Adashi has served as a member of the Committees on "Clinical Applications of Mifepristone (RU 486) and Other Antiprogestins: Assessing the Science and Recommending a Research Agenda" (1993),[7] "Understanding Premature Birth and Assuring Health Outcomes" (2005-2006),[8] "Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research" (2006-2009),[9] and "Women's Health Research: Progress, Pitfalls, and Promise" (2008-2010).[10] In addition, Adashi served as co-chair of the Committee on "Reducing Childbirth Mortality in Indonesia: Saving Lives, Saving the Future" (2012-2013).[11] Adashi also served twice as a member of the Board on Health Sciences Policy.

A former Franklin fellow and Senior Advisor on Global Women's Health to the Secretary of State Office of Global Women's Issues (1st term of the Obama Administration),[12] Adashi is a member of the Advisory Council of The Hastings Center,[13] a member of the Board of Governors of Tel Aviv University,[14] and the chair of the Medical Executive Committee and the Medical Advisory Council of the Jones Foundation for Reproductive Medicine.[15] Adashi is a former member of the Board of Directors of Physicians for Human Rights and of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Global Agenda Council on Population Growth of the World Economic Forum, and the Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Adashi is also a former advisor to the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), the WHO, the World Bank, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. A former Examiner and Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG), Adashi has served as President of the Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (SREI; 1998-1999), the Society for Gynecologic Investigation (SGI; 1999-2000),[16] and the American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society (AGOS; 2002-2003).[17]

Research contributions

Adashi was the recipient of continuous National Institute of Health (NIH) funding from 1985 to 2005 inclusive of a Research Career Development Award. Mentor to over 50 postdoctoral trainees and the author or co-author of over 300 PubMed indexed peer-reviewed publications. Adashi edited or co-edited 13 books in the general area of Reproductive Medicine with an emphasis on Ovarian Biology. Adashi's service with the NIH included membership with the National Council of the National Institute of Child health and Human Development (1997-2001), the Reproductive Endocrinology Study Section (1988-1992), and the Selection Committee of the Reproductive Scientist Development Program (1988-2005). Adashi is the former Editor-In- Chief of Seminars in Reproductive Medicine and a former Associate Editor of Endocrinology, Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, Reproductive Medicine Review, Seminars in Reproductive Endocrinology, Reproductive Medicine Review, and Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders.

Adashi's research focused on the biology of the ovary and the role of growth factors and cytokines in this context. More recently, Adashi has undertaken to focus on matters of policy at the nexus of medicine, law, ethics, and social justice.

Awards and recognition

Personal life

Adashi is married to Toni Sach-Silberman, an actress and a former member of the Habima National Theater in Tel Aviv, Israel. They have one son.


References

  1. ↑ "American Gynecological & Obstetrical Society". www.agosonline.org. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  2. ↑ "American Gynecological & Obstetrical Society". agosonline.org. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  3. ↑ "04-058 (Eli Y. Adashi)". www.brown.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  4. ↑ Frazier, Ross (2007-02-01). "$100 million gift renames Med School". Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  5. ↑ Adashi, Eli Y. (September 2007). "Growing Into Our Vision For an Academic Health Center in Rhode Island: The Impetus of the Warren Alpert Foundation Gift" (PDF). Medicine & Health/Rhode Island. 90 (9): 264–265.
  6. ↑ Adashi, Eli Y. (August 2008). "Introduction: Medical Education" (PDF). Medicine & Health/Rhode Island. 91 (8): 240–241.
  7. ↑ Science, Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Antiprogestins: Assessing the; Donaldson, Molla S.; Dorflinger, Laneta; Brown, Sarah S.; Benet, Leslie Z. (1993-01-01). COMMITTEE ON ANTIPROGESTINS: ASSESSING THE SCIENCE. National Academies Press (US).
  8. ↑ Behrman, Richard E.; Butler, Adrienne Stith; Outcomes, Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Understanding Premature Birth and Assuring Healthy (2007-01-01). Committee on Understanding Premature Birth and Assuring Healthy Outcomes. National Academies Press (US).
  9. ↑ Council, Institute of Medicine and National Research (2010-05-26). Final Report of the National Academies' Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee and 2010 Amendments to the National Academies' Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research. doi:10.17226/12923. ISBN 9780309156004.
  10. ↑ Front Matter | Women's Health Research: Progress, Pitfalls, and Promise | The National Academies Press. doi:10.17226/12908.
  11. ↑ Front Matter | Reducing Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in Indonesia: Saving Lives, Saving the Future | The National Academies Press. doi:10.17226/18437.
  12. ↑ "Dr. Eli Adashi - U.S. Department of State". careers.state.gov. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  13. ↑ "Advisory Council - The Hastings Center". Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  14. ↑ "Program Members of The Board Of Governors - Tel Aviv University". www1.tau.ac.il. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  15. ↑ admin. "Medical Executive Committee - The Howard and Georgeanna Jones Foundation for Reproductive Medicine". www.jonesfound.org. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  16. ↑ "Society for Reproductive Investigation".
  17. ↑ "American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society" (PDF).
  18. ↑ Adashi, Eli Y.; Resnick, Carol E.; Hernandez, Eleuterio R.; May, Jeffrey V.; Knecht, Michael; Svoboda, Marjorie E.; Van Wyk, Judson J. (1988-04-01). "Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I as an Amplifier of Follicle- Stimulating Hormone Action: Studies on Mechanism(s) and Site(s) of Action in Cultured Rat Granulosa Cells". Endocrinology. 122 (4): 1583–1591. doi:10.1210/endo-122-4-1583. ISSN 0013-7227.
  19. ↑ "SRI Awards | Society for Reproductive Investigation". www.sri-online.org. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  20. ↑ "Society for the Study of Reproduction". 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  21. ↑ "Fellows ad eundem". Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  22. ↑ "Dr. Eli Adashi - U.S. Department of State". careers.state.gov. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  23. ↑ "Past Award Winners and Honorees | Alpert Medical School". www.brown.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  24. ↑ "SRI Awards | Society for Reproductive Investigation". www.sri-online.org. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
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