Kenneth Kaushansky MD, MACP

Kenneth Kaushansky, MD, MACP, is Dean of the School of Medicine and Senior Vice President of Health Sciences at Stony Brook University. He earned his BS and MD degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and completed his Internal Medicine Internship, Residency and Chief Medical Residency, and Fellowship in Hematology at the University of Washington. He joined the faculty at the University of Washington as an Assistant Professor in 1987, was promoted to Associate Professor in 1991 and to Professor in 1995. Following his service as Hematology Section Chief at the University of Washington Medical Center, Dr. Kaushansky was named Helen M. Ranney Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at UC San Diego in February 2002.

More recently, Dr. Kaushansky was named Senior Vice President for Health Sciences and Dean, School of Medicine at Stony Brook University. During his career, Dr. Kaushansky has been a successful teacher, clinician, and biomedical researcher. His laboratory work has lead to several significant discoveries, for which he received the Dameshek Award from the American Society of Hematology, awarded annually to the scientist who has provided the most seminal insight into the pathophysiology of hematological disorders, and the Outstanding Investigator Award from the American Society for Medical Research, the most prestigious award of the Society.

Dr. Kaushansky has been recognized for his scientific and clinical contributions by-election as a Master of the American College of Physicians, and to several honor societies and organizations, including the American Society for Clinical Investigation, the Association of American Physicians, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.