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Donald Seldin, MD
Endowed Title: UT System Professor in Internal Medicine
William Buchanan Chair in Internal Medicine
Contact Information
UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390
Biography
Dr. Seldin was born in New York City. He received his BA degree from New York University and his MD from Yale University School of Medicine. His residency in Internal Medicine was at New Haven Hospital. He was appointed to the faculty at Yale from 1944 to 1951 when he was recruited to UT Southwestern Medical School. He was appointed Chairman of Internal Medicine from 1952 to 1988, at which time he became Chairman Emeritus. He continues to be active in teaching and writing.
Dr. Seldin is widely revered as one of the greatest chairs of Internal Medicine in American medical history. He has trained literally thousands of medical students and residents, and many of his students occupy high academic positions. He is considered the intellectual father of UT Southwestern Medical School.
Education
| Graduate School | Yale University (1943) |
| Undergraduate | New York University (1940) |
Research Interests
Publications
Seldin DW, Rector FC Jr. , Kidney Int , 1972; (1):19-26
Eknoyan G; Suki WN; Rector FC, Jr.; Seldin DW , J Clin Invest , 1967; (46):1178-1188
Seldin DW , J Clin Invest , 1966; (45):976-979
Coleman AJ; Arias M; Carter NW; Rector FC, Jr.; Seldin DW , J Clin Invest , 1966; (45):1116-1125
Seldin DW; Tarail R , J Clin Invest , 1950; (29):552-565
Seldin DW , Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine , 2002; (75):19-22
Seldin DW , Am J Nephrol , 2002; (22):192-196
Seldin DW , J Am Soc Nephrol , 2000; (11):1359-1362
Muto; Shigeaki; Asano; Yasushi; Seldin DW; Giebisch GG , Am J Physiol , 1999; (276):F143-F158
Seldin DW , Nephron , 1999; (81 Suppl 1):2-7
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Honors/Awards
Association of American Physicians (1985)
Department of the Army (1982)
Association of American Physicians (1981)
American College of Physicians (1980)
Association of Professors of Medicine (1977)