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Fima Lifshitz M.D.
Fima Lifshitz, MD earned his degree in his native country, Mexico, at the National University of Mexico, UNAM. His Pediatric Internship and Residency was at the Children’s Hospital, University of K...ver maisFima Lifshitz, MD earned his degree in his native country, Mexico, at the National University of Mexico, UNAM. His Pediatric Internship and Residency was at the Children’s Hospital, University of Kansas Medical Center, followed by a Pediatric Endocrinology and Nutrition Fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Pediatric Endocrinology. He served as Professor of Pediatrics at Cornell University Medical College, University of Miami and the State University of New York. He was Chairman of Pediatrics at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn and Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice-President of Medical Affairs at Miami Children’s Hospital. In Santa Barbara he was Chairman of Pediatrics, Senior Nutrition Scientist and Board Member at Sansum Diabetes Research Institute. Also, he was an Attending Physician at Cottage Hospital and President of Pediatric Sunshine Academics. He retired in December, 2017.
Dr. Lifshitz is the author or editor of 20 books, and published over 350 scientific papers, book chapters and review articles. Furthermore, he served as Editor-in-Chief of three journals: Journal of the American College of Nutrition; International Pediatrics; and Growth, Genetics & Hormones. He was a member of the Committee on Nutrition of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Lifshitz has been honored extensively; he is particularly proud of the Pediatric Research Center named for him at the Escola da Medicina da Universidade Federal da Bahia, in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. He was also bestowed an Honorary Professorship at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina and he received the Insignia de Oro from the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. He is an avid art collector and is a member in the Humanities and Fine Arts Dean’s Council at the University of California Santa Barbara.ver menos