Bio
Dr. Fortmann received his undergraduate education at Stanford University and attended medical school at the University of California, San Francisco. He joined the Stanford Medical School faculty in 1983 in the Stanford Heart Disease Prevention Program (later and currently the Stanford Prevention Research Center or SPRC). His research focus is on cardiovascular disease prevention at the population and individual levels. He was director of the Stanford Five-City Project (Dr. John W. Farquhar, Principal Investigator) from 1981 to 1997. He became the C. F. Rehnborg Professor in Disease Prevention and Director of the SPRC in 1998. He retired from the Stanford Medical Faculty in 2010 and is now continuing his research program at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research in Portland, Oregon.
Academic Appointments
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Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council, Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center
Administrative Appointments
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Senior Director, Science Programs, Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research (2017 - Present)
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Interim Director, Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research (2016 - 2017)
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Medical Director, Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research (2013 - Present)
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Assistant Program Director, Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research (2010 - 2017)
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Director, Stanford Prevention Research Center (1998 - 2010)
Honors & Awards
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Fellow, Society for Behavioral Medicine (1983)
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Fellow, American Heart Association (1984)
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Fellow, American College of Physicians (1987)
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Fellow, American College of Epidemiology (1988)
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Member, National Academy of Medicine (formerly Institute of Medicine (2005)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Fellow, Society for Behavioral Medicine (1983 - Present)
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Fellow, American Heart Association (1984 - Present)
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Fellow, American College of Medicine (1987 - Present)
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Fellow, American College of Epidemiology (1988 - Present)
Professional Education
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M.D., Univ. of Calif., San Francisco, Medicine (1974)
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A.B., Stanford Universtiy, Biology (1970)
Community and International Work
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MONICA (Multinational MONItoring of trends and determinants in CArdiovascular disease) Project
Topic
CVD Epidemiology
Partnering Organization(s)
World Health Organization; 26 countries
Location
International
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No