William R. Brody, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

William R. Brody

American radiologist

Date of Birth: 04-Jan-1944

Place of Birth: Stockton, California, United States

Profession: scientist, radiologist

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About William R. Brody

  • William Ralph Brody (born January 4, 1944) is an American radiologist and academic administrator.
  • He was the President of the Salk Institute from 2009 to 2015 when he was succeeded by Elizabeth Blackburn and President of The Johns Hopkins University, a position which he had held from 1996 to 2009. Brody received his B.S.
  • and M.S.
  • degrees in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his M.D.
  • and Ph.D.
  • degrees, the latter also in electrical engineering, from Stanford University.
  • He continued his post-graduate training at the University of California, San Francisco where he completed a residency in diagnostic radiology in 1977. Brody was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2003.
  • He was the highest-paid university president in the United States, receiving $897,786 in 2004, and regained the title in 2007.
  • On March 10, 2008, he announced his intent to step down as president effective December 31, 2008.
  • This was postponed to March 3, 2009 upon Hopkins naming Ronald Daniels, the provost of the University of Pennsylvania its next President.
  • On October 13, 2008, the Salk Institute announced that Brody would join their staff as president as of March 2009.
  • On May 21, 2009, an honorary doctorate was conferred on him by The Johns Hopkins University. He serves as a director of Medtronic, an international medical device company, and is on the board of directors of IBM.With his wife, Wendy, he has two children: Ingrid and John.
  • Brody is also a certified commercial pilot and flight instructor.

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