Updated January 23, 2006

 

                                                                        NICHOLAS CHIORAZZI

 

 

CURRICULUM VITAE

 

A. General Information

            Marital Status:                                    Married; M. Lorraine Dziadowicz Chiorazzi

            Children:                                             Anne (b. 1975) and Michael (b. 1980).

            Citizenship:                                         U.S.A.

            Licensure:                                          State of New York (#108740)

                                                                        State of New Jersey (#MA 28191)

            Board Certification:                            Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine

                                                                        (#44401; June 30, 1973)

                                                                        Diplomate, American Board of Allergy/Immunology

                                                                        (#3020; Oct. 3, 1989; re-certified Nov. 1999)

 

                                                                        Diplomate in Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

                                                                        (#0111; Oct. 1, 1990)

 

                                                                        Diplomate in Rheumatology, ABIM

                                                                        (#44401; November 1996)

 

B. Addresses And Telephone Numbers

 

            Office:                                                 The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research

                                                                        North Shore – LIJ Health System

                                                                        350 Community Drive

                                                                        Manhasset, N.Y.   11030

                                                                        Phone: (516) 562-1085

                                                                        Facsimile: (516) 562-1022

 

            Home:                                                 18 Bliss Avenue

                                                                        Tenafly, N.J.   07670

                                                                        Phone: (201) 871-0648

 

C. Educational Background

 

            A.B.                 1962‑1966                     College of the Holy Cross

                                                                        Worcester, MA

 

            M.D.                1966‑1970                     Georgetown University School of Medicine

                                                                        Washington, DC


D. Professional Appointments

 

            Academic:

 

                                    1974                             Visiting Investigator                   The Rockefeller University

                                                                                                                        (Dr. Henry G. Kunkel)

 

                                    1974-1976                     Postdoctoral Fellow                   Harvard Medical School

                                                                        Cellular Immunology                  (Drs. David H. Katz

                                                                                                                        and Baruj Benacerraf)

 

                                    1976-1977                     Postdoctoral Fellow                   The Rockefeller University

                                                                        Human Immunology                  (Dr. Henry G. Kunkel)

 

                                    1977-1982                     Assistant Professor                   The Rockefeller University

                                                                        (Immunology)

 

                                    1982-1987                     Associate Professor                  The Rockefeller University

                                                                        (Immunology)

 

                                    1984-1987                     Deputy Head                            The Rockefeller University

                                                                        Laboratory of Immunology

 

                                    1987-1994                     Adjunct Professor                     The Rockefeller University

 

                                    1987-1996                     Professor of Medicine               Cornell University Medical College

 

                                    1987-1996                     Member                                    Graduate School of Medical Sciences                                                                             Immunology                              Cornell University Medical College

                                                                        Program          

 

                                    1996-2000                     Adjunct Professor                     Cornell University Medical College                                                                     of Medicine                                  

 

                                    1993-1996                     Adjunct Professor                     NYU School of Medicine

                                                                        of Medicine

 

                                    1996-2005                     Professor of Medicine               NYU School of Medicine

                                                                        and of Pathology

 

                                    2002-2005                     Adjunct Professor                     Albert Einstein College of Medicine

                                                                        of Cell Biology

                       

                                    2005-present                 Adjunct Professor                     NYU School of Medicine

                                                                        of Medicine and of Pathology

 

                        2000-2006                     Director and CEO                     The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research North Shore – LIJ Health System

                                                                                   

 

                                    2005-present                 Professor                                  Albert Einstein College of Medicine

                                                                        of Cell Biology and of Medicine

 

                                    2005-present                 Member                                    Albert Einstein Cancer Center

           

           

            Clinical:

 

                                    1970-1974                     Intern and Resident       Cornell Cooperating Hospitals                                                                                                    Straight Medicine          (North Shore, Memorial, The New York                                                                                                                         and The Rockefeller University Hospitals) 

 

                                    1976-1978                     Assistant Physician        The Rockefeller University Hospital

                                                                                                            New York, NY

 

                                    1978-1982                     Associate Physician       The Rockefeller University Hospital

                                                                                                            New York, NY

 

                                    1980-1982                     Adjunct                         Department of Rheumatic Diseases

                                                                                                            Hospital for Joint Diseases

                                                                                                            New York, NY

 

                                    1983-1987                     Clinical Fellow in           The New York Hospital,

                                                                        Allergy/Immunology      Cornell University Medical Center

                                                                                                            New York, NY   

 

                                    1982-1987                     Physician                      The Rockefeller University Hospital

                                                                                                            New York, NY

 

                                    1988-1993                     Visiting Physician          The Rockefeller University Hospital

                                                                                                            New York, NY

                                   

                                    1987-2002                     Chief,   Division of        North Shore University Hospital                                                                         Rheumatology & Allergy-         

                                                                        Clinical Immunology      Manhasset, NY

 

                                    2002-present                 Attending Physician       North Shore University Hospital

                                                                                                            Manhasset, NY

 

                                                                                   

E. Professional Memberships

 

                        1974-present                             American College of Physicians  

                        1976-present                             American Association of Immunologists

                        1976-present                             American Federation for Clinical Research

                        1979-present                             New York Academy of Sciences

                        1979-present                             American Rheumatism Association

                        1981-present                             American Association for the Advancement of Science

                        1984-present                             New York Rheumatism Association

                        1986-present                             American Society for Clinical Investigation

                        1986-present                             Founding Fellow, American Rheumatism Association

                        1986-present                             Charter Member, Clinical Immunology Society

                        1986-present                             The Harvey Society

                        1990-present                             American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

                        1992-present                             Fellow, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

                        1994-present                             Association of Subspecialty Professors

1995-1997                                                                  Councilor, The Henry Kunkel Society

1998-present                             American Society of Hematology

1997-2002                                                                  Secretary, The Henry Kunkel Society

2000-present                             Association of American Physicians

2004-2005                                                                  Vice President/President-Elect, The Henry Kunkel Society

2005-present                             President, The Henry Kunkel Society

 

 

F. Honors and Awards

 

                        1975-1977                                 Recipient                      National Research Service Award,                                                                                                                     National Institutes of Health

                                                                                                            [Supervisor: Baruj Benacerraf, M.D.]

 

                        1977-1980                                 Fellow                          National Arthritis Foundation

 

                        1980-1982                                 Edwin S. and                 Department of Rheumatic Diseases

                                                                        Rose F. Wolfson           Hospital for Joint Diseases

                                                                        Scholar

 

                        1980-1982                                 Marcia Whitney            The Rockefeller University

                                                                        Schott Scholar

                                                                        in Clinical Science

 

                        1986     Elected as Member, The American Society for Clinical Investigation

 

1986          Elected as Founding Fellow, The American Rheumatism Association / American College of Rheumatology

 

1992     Elected as Fellow, The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology

 

                        2000     Elected as Member, The Association of American Physicians

 

2000          Recipient, Scientific Leadership Award from The S.L.E. Foundation, Inc.

 

2003          Recipient, Binet-Rai Medal for Outstanding Excellence in CLL Research

 

                        2005     Elected as Fellow, The American College of Physicians

 

 

G. Institutional Responsibilities

 

             Teaching:

 

                        1986-1989                                 Co-Moderator               Course on Clinical Immunology

                                                                                                            The Rockefeller University

 

                        1987-2000                                 Co-Director                  Rheumatology Training Program

                                                                                                            North Shore University Hospital

 

                        1988-1996                                 Member                       

                                                                        Immunology                  Cornell Graduate School

                                                                        Program                       of Medical Sciences     

 

                        1997-2004                                 Lecturer                       Department of Pathology

                                                                        Immunology Course       NYU School of Medicine

                                                                       

            Clinical Care:

                        Special interest in caring for and studying patients with disorders of B cell activation and maturation - autoimmune diseases, allergic diseases, and certain adult immune deficiencies and lymphoproliferative disorders.

           

 

            Administration:

                        Chief, Division of Rheumatology & Allergy-Clinical Immunology (6/87 – 2/2000)

                        Co-Director, Rheumatology Training Program (7/88 – 2/2000)

                        Member of NSUH Committees:

                                    1. Research, Clinical Investigation, and Publications Committee

                                    2. Animal Care and Use Committee

                                    3. Subspecialty Fellowship Committee

                                    4. Department of Medicine Research Review Committee

 

                        The Picower Institute for Medical Research Animal Care Committee (through March 1, 1997).

 

                        North Shore - LIJ Health System Representative to Scientific Advisory Committee of the Academic Medicine Development Company (AMDeC), NY, NY (2002 - 2004)

 

                        North Shore - LIJ Health System Representative to Board of Directors of the Academic Medicine Development Company (AMDeC), NY, NY (2002 - 2005)

 

                        Director & CEO, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, North Shore – LIJ (2/2000 – 1/1/2006)

 

            Research:

                        Director of research laboratory that focuses on cellular and molecular immunology and their relationships to:

 

1.       Activation and immunoregulation of B lymphocytes in health and disease (autoimmunity and B cell lymphoproliferative disorders, in particular chronic lymphocytic leukemia)

 

                        2.   Structure/function relationships of human antibodies and autoantibodies

 

 

 

H. Research Support

 

            1. Active NIH funding:

 

                                    PHS NIH RO1 CA 81554

                                    “B Cell Repertoires in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia & Aging”

                                    Principal Investigator

                                    $900,242 (total direct costs) – current no cost extension

                                    1999-2006

 

                                    PHS NIH RO1 CA 87956

                                    “B-CLL Subgroups: Maturation Stage and Gene Expression”

                                    Principal Investigator

                                    $1,088,960 (total direct costs) – current no cost extension

                                    2001-2005

                                   

                                    PHS NIH MO1 RRO18535

                                    “General Clinical Research Center”

                                    Principal Investigator

                                    $11,669,144 (estimated total direct costs)

                                    7/1/2003 – 6/31/2007

 

                                    PHS NIH SO7 RR18137-01

                                    “IRB Oversight and Educational Enhancement Program”
                                    Total direct costs:  $199,680 – currently no cost extension
                                    9/1/2002 - 8/31/2005

 

            2. Prior NIH funding:

                                    PHS NIH RO1 AI 10811                      

                                    "Serologic, Cellular, and Molecular Studies of Autoantibodies"

                                    Principal Investigator

                                    $892,725 (total direct costs)

                                    1984-2002

 

 

 

                                    PHS NIH RO1 AI 21061

                                    "Studies of Human Hybridomas Making Monoclonal Antibodies"

                                    Principal Investigator.

                                    $303,828 (total direct costs)

                                    1984‑1988

 

                                    PHS NIH PO1 AI 19080

                                    "Allergy and Clinical Immunology Program"

                                    Co-Principal Investigator of Joint Program Project between

                                    The Rockefeller University and New York Hospital/Cornell Medical College

                                           (with Dr. Gregory Siskind)

                                    $617,508 (total direct costs)

                                    1984-1988

 

                                    PHS NIH RO1 AI 35984

                                    “Human B Cell Ag Receptor Complex: Structure and Function”

                                    Principal Investigator

                                    $426,055 (total direct costs)

                                    1994-1997

 

                                    PHS NIH RO1 AR 44124

                                    “Anti-DNA-Specific B Cell Tolerance in SLE”

                                    Principal Investigator

                                    $156,800 (total direct costs)

                                    1996-1999

 

 

I. Trainees

 

Pre-Doctoral/Medical Students

 

Name

Years

School Attended