Robert R. Fenichel

 

CURRICULUM VITAE

Board Certification:  Emergency Medicine, 1983–1993

Education:

M.D (magna cum laude, American Cancer Society Special Postdoctoral Fellowship) from Harvard Medical School, 1976.

Harvard University (Special Student), 1971–1972.

Harvard Summer School (Visiting Scholar), 1971.

Ph.D. in applied mathematics (Honorary Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship) from Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 1967.  Thesis title:  An On-line System for Algebraic Manipulation.

A.B. (magna cum laude, Senior Sixteen Phi Beta Kappa) from Harvard College, 1963.  Major in mathematics.  Harvard College Scholarship (honorary) for each of last three years.

Employment and Service:

2004 to 2006 — Lecturer, Department of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical School

2002 to 2004 — Volunteer instructor in physical examination, Georgetown University Medical School

2001 to present — Special Government Employee, with occasional service (but none since 2001 or so) on Advisory Committees to the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institute on Drug Abuse

2000 to present — Independent researcher and consultant

1996 to 2000 — Deputy Division Director, Division of CardioRenal Drug Products, Food and Drug Administration

1991 to 1992 — Acting Deputy Division Director, Division of CardioRenal Drug Products, Food and Drug Administration

1990 to 1997 — Volunteer Physician, Washington Free Clinic

1989 to 1996 — Supervisory Medical Officer, Division of CardioRenal Drug Products, Food and Drug Administration

1988 to 1989 — Medical Officer, Division of CardioRenal Drug Products, Food and Drug Administration

1987 to 1989 — Examiner, American Board of Emergency Medicine

1987 to 1988 — Emergency Physician, Kiva Emergency Physicians (Kino Community Hospital, Tucson)

1983 to 1986 — Associate and Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine

1983 to 1986 — Emergency Physician (Kino Community Hospital, Tucson)

1982 to 1987 — Emergency Physician (Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix)

1981 to 1988 — Consultant (Scenic Computer Systems, Redmond, WA; ScenicSoft, Edmonds, WA)

1981 to 1982 — Emergency Physician (Saint Mary Corwin Hospital, Pueblo, CO)

1981 —  Emergency Physician (Lifeline Physicians, Santa Monica)

1977 to 1981 — Emergency Physician (Janzen, Johnston, and Rockwell, Santa Monica)

1976 to 1977 — Medical House Officer (UCLA Center for the Health Sciences, Los Angeles)

1975 to 1978 — Consultant (Medical Index & Reference Services, Indianapolis)

1971 to 1976 — Clinical Research Fellow (Laboratory of Computer Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston)

1969 to 1976 — Advisory Editor (Hartford Studies in Literature)

1969 — Visiting Senior Fellow (University Mathematical Laboratory and University College, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)

1967 to 1971 — Consulting Editor (W.H. Freeman and Company, San Francisco)

1967 — Member, planning group for National Academy of Sciences Board on Computer Sciences and Engineering

1966 to 1971 — Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

1966 — Sole technical consultant to Scientific American magazine, September issue on the theme of “Information”

1966 — Technical consultant (with P.C. Fischer) to WGBH-TV, Boston, taped program series “Computer Science II” for National Educational Television

Bibliography:

  1. Fenichel, Robert R.  A portrait of the artist as a young orphan. Literature and Psychology. 1959; 9:19-22.

  2. Fenichel, Robert R. (Harvard Computation Laboratory). On the non-existence of a Type 1 grammar for FAP. 1964. Report NSF-13.

  3. Fenichel, Robert R. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology Project MAC). An on-line system for algebraic manipulation. 1966. Report  TR-35.  

  4. Fenichel, Robert R., Denman, Mary Louise, and Hoguet, Robert L., III.  Schoolhouse Windowsill (climbing route).  See American Alpine Journal. 1967; 15(2): 358.

  5. Fenichel, Robert R.  Reviews #11739 [1] , #11757 [2] , #11812 [3] , #11902 [4] , #11952 [5] , #11953 [6] , #11954 [7] , #11955 [8] , #11956 [9] , #12136 [10] , #12137 [11] , and #12370 [12] , Computing Reviews, 1967.

  6. Fenichel, Robert R.  Distribution of indistinguishable objects into distinguishable slots.  Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery. 1968; 11:430 [13] .

  7. Fenichel, Robert R. Review #14294 [14] , Computing Reviews, 1968.

  8. Fenichel, Robert R., and Grossman, Adrian J.  An analytic model of multiprogrammed computing.  Proceedings of the American Federation of Information-Processing Societies. 1969; 34:717-721.

  9. Fenichel, Robert R.  Comment on 2001.  Hartford Studies in Literature. 1969; 1:133-135.

  10. Fenichel, Robert R., and Yochelson, Jerome C.  A LISP garbage collector for virtual-memory computer systems.  Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery.  1969; 12:611-612.

  11. Fenichel, Robert R.  Reviews #17291 [15] and #17498 [16] , Computing Reviews, 1969.

  12. Fenichel, Robert R., Weizenbaum, Joseph, and Yochelson, Jerome C.  A program to teach programming.  Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery.  1970; 13:141-146.

  13. Fenichel, Robert R.  Design of languages for elementary programming instruction: lessons of the Teach project.  Proceedings of the International Federation for Information Processing Conference on Computer Education.  1970; 3:175-177.

  14. Fenichel, Robert R.  Reviews #18159 [17] and #20146 [18] , Computing Reviews, 1970.

  15. Fenichel, Robert R.  On implementation of label variables. Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery. 1971; 14:349-350.

  16. Fenichel, Robert R.  List tracing in systems with multiple cell types.  Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery. 1971; 14:522-526.

  17. Fenichel, Robert R.  Comment on Cheney's list-compaction algorithm.  Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery. 1971; 14:603-604.

  18. Fenichel, Robert R., and Weizenbaum, Joseph, eds.  Computers and Computation: readings from Scientific American (San Francisco: W.H. Freeman and Company, 1971).

  19. Hoffer, Edward P., Barnett, G. Octo, and Fenichel, Robert R.  Computer simulation model for teaching the therapy of diabetic ketoacidosis.  Proceedings of the Association for Development of Instructional Systems. 1972.

  20. Fenichel, Robert R., and Manning, Frank B.  Synchronous counters constructed wholly of J-K flip-flops (letter).  Computer Design (May 1972):10.

  21. Fenichel, Robert R.  Conditional expressions in FORTRAN (letter). Computer Bulletin.  1972; 16:276.

  22. Fenichel, Robert R.  Review #22655 [19] , Computing Reviews, 1972.  

  23.  Fenichel, Robert R.  Review #25489 [20] , Computing Reviews, 1973.  

  24. Fenichel, Robert R., and Marts, Ken.  A long walk for man, a short climb for mankind (climbing route). See Williams, Dick, Shawangunk Rock Climbs, The Trapps (New York: AAC Press, 1991), 255.

  25. Fenichel, Robert R.  Conga drumming and pigmenturia (letter). Annals of Internal Medicine.  1974; 81:570.

  26. Fenichel, Robert R.  Another voice in the wilderness (letter). Emergency Medicine (November 1975):7.

  27. Manning, Frank B., and Fenichel, Robert R.  Synchronous counters constructed entirely of J-K flip-flops.  IEEE Transactions on Computers.  1976; C-25:300.

  28. Fenichel, Robert R.  How do physicians address the patient? (letter).  New England Journal of Medicine.  1976; 294:399.

  29. Fenichel, Robert R., and Barnett, G. Octo.  An application-independent subsystem for free-text analysis.  Computers and Biomedical Research.  1976; 9:159-167.

  30. Fenichel, Robert R.  Ethanol and angina pectoris (letter).  Annals of Internal Medicine.  1976; 85:394.

  31. Fenichel, Robert R.  Review #30137 [21] ,  Computing Reviews, 1976.

  32. Fenichel, Robert R.  Is software science hard?  Computing Surveys. 1979; 11:277.

  33. Fenichel, Robert R.  Reviews #34480 [22] , #34777 [23] , and #35087 [24] , Computing Reviews, 1979.

  34. Fenichel, Robert R.  Reviews #36035 [25] , #36309 [26] , #36617 [27] , #36857 [28] , and #37166 [29] , Computing Reviews, 1980.

  35. Fenichel, Robert R.  Reviews #37989 [30] and #38175 [31] , Computing Reviews, 1981.

  36. Fenichel, Robert R.  On homeopathy (letter).  CoEvolution Quarterly. (Fall 1981):95.

  37. Fenichel, Robert R.  Sprinter [program].  Scenic Computer Systems; 1982.

  38. Fenichel, Robert R.  Reviews #40525 [32] and #40719 [33] , Computing Reviews, 1983.

  39. Fenichel, Robert R.  Gamekeeper's thumb (letter).  Summit. (January-February 1984):35.

  40. Fenichel, Robert R.  LISP slip? (letter).  Byte.  (October 1984):306.

  41. Fenichel, Robert R.  Reviews #8502-0053 [34] and #8507-0589 [35] , Computing Reviews, 1985.

  42. Fenichel, Robert R.  Review #8608-0758 [36] , Computing Reviews, 1986.

  43. Fenichel, Robert R., and Lipicky, Raymond J.  Combination products as first-line pharmacotherapy.  Archives of Internal Medicine. 1994; 154(13):1429-1430.

  44. Fenichel, Robert R., and Lipicky, Raymond J.  Combination products as first-line pharmacotherapy (letter).  Archives of Internal Medicine.  1995; 155(1):117.

  45. Fenichel, Robert R.  Combining methylphenidate and clonidine: the role of post-marketing surveillance.  Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology.  1995; 5(3):155-156.

  46. Fenichel, Robert R.  Drug-induced hepatotoxicity (letter).  New England Journal of Medicine. 1996; 334(13):864.

  47. Fenichel, Robert R., and Lipicky, Raymond J.  On the trough-to-peak ratio of drug effect in antihypertensive trials.  American Journal of Hypertension.  1996; 9(10 (pt 2)):105S-107S.

  48. Fenichel, Robert R.  Nifedipine for hypertensive emergencies (letter).  JAMA. 1997; 277(10):790.

  49. Ad Hoc Subcommittee of the Liaison Committee of the World Health Organisation and the International Society of Hypertension. Effects of calcium antagonists on the risks of coronary heart disease, cancer, and bleeding.  Journal of Hypertension.  1997; 15(2):105-115.

  50. Fenichel, Robert R.  Deep Creek, Zion National Park (photograph). New England Journal of Medicine.  1997; 337(26):1869.  

  51. Fenichel, Robert R., and Coffey, David M.  Reprise de La Bastille (climbing route). See Kochte, Mark, Climb Maryland!  (Washington Grove, MD: Dog Days Graphics, 2002), 59.

  52. Fenichel, Robert R.  Four climbers near Ramdang Go (photograph).  New England Journal of Medicine.  1999; 340(10):756.

  53. Fenichel, Robert R.  Mibefradil was not rushed to market in United States (letter).  British Medical Journal.  1999; 319:852.

  54. Fenichel, Robert R.  Island Peak, Khumbu Region, Nepal (photograph).  New England Journal of Medicine.  1999; 341(17):1274.

  55. Fenichel, Robert R.  How hypertensive drugs get approved in the United States. In: Oparil S and Weber MA (eds.), Hypertension (Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 2000), 579-583.

  56. Fenichel, Robert R.  Development of drugs that alter ventricular repolarization.  American Journal of Therapeutics.  2002; 9(2): 127-139.  

  57. Fenichel, Robert R.  Child holding sign in political demonstration (photograph).  Zero to Three.  2003; 23(3): 48.

  58. Lipicky, Raymond J., DeFelice, Albert, Gordon, MaryAnn, et al. Placebo in Hypertension Adverse Reaction Meta-analysis (abstract). Circulation.  2003; 108(17): IV-452.

  59. Fenichel, Robert R., Malik, Marek, Antzelevitch, Charles, et al.  Drug-induced torsade de pointes and implications for drug development.  Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology.   2004; 15(4): 475-495. 

  60. Fenichel, Robert R.  Which drugs should be available over the counter? (invited editorial) British Medical Journal.  2004; 329(7459): 182-183.  There was an erratum, and there was been extensive on-line discussion, although most of it has been tangential.

  61. Fenichel, Robert R.  How hypertensive drugs get approved in the United States. In: Oparil S and Weber MA (eds.), Hypertension, Second Edition (Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders, 2005), 633-637.



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[2] Of Bauer WF, “The economics on on-line systems,” in Karplus (op. cit.), 74-106.

[3] Of David EE, “Physiological considerations,” in Karplus (op. cit.), 107-128.

[4] Of Hayes RM, “A theory for file organization,” in Karplus (op. cit.), 264-289.

[5] Of Karplus WJ, op. cit.

[6] Of Fernbach S and Huskey HD, “Introduction,” in Karplus (op. cit.), 1-17.

[7] Of Fagen RE, “System analysis and design,” in Karplus (op. cit.), 21-55.

[8] Of Wilkinson WL, “Computing in a strategic command system environment,” in Karplus (op. cit.), 220-263.

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[13] But see also the erratum caught by Gray M., Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery. 1969; 12:187.

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[30] Of Martinez S and Ramo A, “In the valley of the shadow of death,”  In These Times. (8-14 October 1980):12-13.

[31] Of Arden BW, “Computers in medicine,” in Arden BW (ed.), What Can Be Automated? The Computer Science and Engineering Research Study (COSERS)  (Cambridge, MA: M.I.T. Press, 1980), 830-845.

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[35] Of Schneider BR, Jr.  My Personal Computer and Other Family Crises (New York: Macmillan, 1984).

[36] Of Raz T and Baretich MF, “ARMIS: A microcomputer-based hospital risk-management information system,” Journal of Medical Systems.  9:315-324.

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