Abbas E. Kitabchi

Education:

• BS, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa; 1954
• MS, The Graduate College, University of Oklahoma Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 1956
• PhD, Medical Sciences, The Graduate College, University of Oklahoma Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 1958
• Post-doctorate in Biochemistry, Oklahoma Medical Research Institute, University of Oklahoma Medical Center, Oklahoma School of Medicine, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 1958-1960
• MD, University of Oklahoma School of Medicine, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 1965
• Intern (Straight Medicine), Veteran’s Administration Hospital and University of Oklahoma Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 1965-1966
• NIH Senior Fellow in Endocrinology (with Dr. Robert H. Williams), Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; 1966-1968

Academic Experience

• Adjunct Professor, Tehran University of Medical Sciences; 2002-present
• Visiting Scientist, Virginia Mason Research Center (Molecular Genetic Studies), and Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle WA (on sabbatical from the University of Tennessee, Memphis; September 1990-September 1991)
• Professor of Medicine (tenured, The University of Tennessee, Memphis; 1973-present
• Professor of Biochemistry, The University of Tennessee, Memphis; 1972- present
• Associate Professor of Medicine, The University of Tennessee, Memphis; 1971-1973
• Associate Professor of Biochemistry, The University of Tennessee, Memphis; 1968-1972
• Assistant Professor of Medicine, The University of Tennessee, Memphis; 1968-1971
• Attending Staff, The University of Tennessee Hospitals, Memphis; 1968-2004
• Instructor in Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA;
• 1966-1968
• Senior Investigator, Biochemistry Section, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK;
• 1965-1966
• Biochemist, Oklahoma Medical Research Institute, Oklahoma City, OK; 1961-1965
• Research Associate, Oklahoma Medical Research Institute, Oklahoma City, OK; 1960-1960
• Research Fellow, Department of Physiology, University of Oklahoma Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK;
• 1954-1956
• Graduate Assistant, Department of Physiology, University of Oklahoma Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK;
• 1954-1956

Administrative Experience

• Director, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, College of Medicine, The University of Tennessee
• Health Science Center (UTHSC), Memphis, Tennessee; 1973-2009
• Director, Training Program in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, The University of Tennessee, Health Science Center (UTHSC), Memphis, Tennessee; 1973-2004
• Chief, Endocrine and Diabetes Service, The University of Tennessee, William F. Bowld Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee; 1973-2004
• Program Director, Clinical Research Center, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee; 1973-1992
• Chief, Endocrine and Diabetic Clinics, Regional Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee; 1973-1999
• Associate Chief, Section of Metabolism, Medical Service, Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee; 1969-1975
• Chief, Laboratories of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee; 1968-1975
• Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Education, Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee; 1968-1973