Peter G. Traber
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Peter George Traber currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer for Pro-Pharmaceuticals.
He formerly was the president and chief executive officer of Baylor College of Medicine
(BCM) and the John and Clara Whitmore Professor of Medicine. Traber succeeded Ralph Feigin
to become the fourth president of BCM in March 2003, and was president until November 2008. Prior to joining Baylor, he served as Senior Vice President for Clinical Development & Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at GlaxoSmithKline. Prior to that, Traber held positions as Chief Executive Officer of the University of Pennsylvania Health System and interim Dean, Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine for the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Chief of Gastroenterology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and faculty member at the University of Michigan School of Medicine. He received his undergraduate degree B.S.
in Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan in 1977, his M.D.
from Wayne State Medical School in Michigan in 1981, and he subsequently trained as a gastroenterologist, after completing an internal medicine residency at Northwestern University
School of Medicine in Chicago.
In 2003, Traber was elected Fellow
of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
and is a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation. In 1999, Traber received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Wayne State University School of Medicine and in 2006 he was honored with the American Gastroenterological Association outstanding Service Award.
In Houston, Traber serves on several boards including the Alkek Foundation, BCM Technologies, BioHouston, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Houston Branch), the Greater Houston Partnership, the Houston Technology Center, and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute
.
Peter Traber has a brother, Jim Traber
, who formerly played for the Baltimore Orioles
, and a sister, Theresa Traber, Esq., who works as a civil rights attorney in California.
He formerly was the president and chief executive officer of Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine, located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, USA, is a highly regarded medical school and leading center for biomedical research and clinical care...
(BCM) and the John and Clara Whitmore Professor of Medicine. Traber succeeded Ralph Feigin
Ralph Feigin
Ralph David Feigin was an American pediatrician whose influential book Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases was in its sixth printing at the time of his death.-Education:...
to become the fourth president of BCM in March 2003, and was president until November 2008. Prior to joining Baylor, he served as Senior Vice President for Clinical Development & Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at GlaxoSmithKline. Prior to that, Traber held positions as Chief Executive Officer of the University of Pennsylvania Health System and interim Dean, Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine for the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Chief of Gastroenterology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and faculty member at the University of Michigan School of Medicine. He received his undergraduate degree B.S.
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan in 1977, his M.D.
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
from Wayne State Medical School in Michigan in 1981, and he subsequently trained as a gastroenterologist, after completing an internal medicine residency at Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
School of Medicine in Chicago.
In 2003, Traber was elected Fellow
Fellow of the AAAS
Fellow of the AAAS is an honor accorded by the American Association for the Advancement of Science to distinguished persons who are members of the Association. Fellows are elected annually by the AAAS Council for "efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications [which] are...
of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is an international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsibility, and supporting scientific education and science outreach for the...
and is a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation. In 1999, Traber received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Wayne State University School of Medicine and in 2006 he was honored with the American Gastroenterological Association outstanding Service Award.
In Houston, Traber serves on several boards including the Alkek Foundation, BCM Technologies, BioHouston, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Houston Branch), the Greater Houston Partnership, the Houston Technology Center, and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute
National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI)
The National Space Biomedical Research Institute is a NASA-funded consortium of institutions studying the health risks related to long-duration spaceflight and developing solutions to reduce those risks. Currently, NSBRI has seven teams conducting research at more than 60 institutions around the...
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Peter Traber has a brother, Jim Traber
Jim Traber
James Joseph "Jim" Traber is a former Major League Baseball player who currently works as a sports talk show host in Oklahoma City....
, who formerly played for the Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
, and a sister, Theresa Traber, Esq., who works as a civil rights attorney in California.
College president's pay
According to a New York Times article on November 20, 2006, Traber was one of the highest paid college presidents with an annual pay of over 1.3 million dollars.http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/20/education/20college.html?ref=educationExternal links
- Faculty page at Baylor College of Medicine