Professional Summary
After completing professional training in internal medicine, medical oncology, epidemiology and preventive medicine, Dr. David Schottenfeld pursued an academic career in cancer epidemiology and preventive oncology. During the period 1963-1986, Dr.Schottenfeld directed research and training programs in cancer epidemiology, and cancer prevention and control, at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Cornell University Medical College. In 1980, he received an Academic Career Award in Preventive Oncology from the National Cancer Institute (1980-1985). In 1975, he provided leadership in the founding of the American Society of Preventive Oncology, serving initially as Secretary-Treasurer and then as President. The Society presented to Dr. Schottenfeld in 1992, the Distinguished Achievement Award. In 1987, Dr. Schottenfeld was elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science "in recognition of pioneering studies of the environmental causes of cancer". Dr. Schottenfeld has been designated as a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, American College of Preventive Medicine and American College of Epidemiology. He has also been listed in Who`s Who in America, American Scientists and Engineers, and in American Medicine. In 1986, Dr. Schottenfeld was appointed Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and John G. Searle Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. In addition he was appointed as Associate Director in Cancer Epidemiology, Causation and Prevention for the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. In 1987, Dr. Schottenfeld became the Director of the Graduate Summer Session in Epidemiology, which previously had been administered at the University of Minnesota. This prestigious graduate training program continues to be offered at the University Michigan. In 2009, the Department of Epidemiology instituted an annual lecture honoring Dr. Schottenfeld,and established an endowed student scholarship fund in his name. In 1998, Dr. Schottenfeld was elected President of the Society for Epidemiologic Research, and in 2002 received the Abraham M. Lilienfeld Award from the American College of Epidemiology for "outstanding achievement in research, teaching and national leadership in epidemiology". Dr. Schottenfeld received the John Snow Award from the Epidemiology Section of the American Public Health Association in November,2007. The award recognizes "excellence in epidemiologic research and contributions of enduring value to the improvement of human health or substantial reduction in the burden of disease."
Courses Taught
EPID704: Epidemiology, Biology, and Prevention of Cancer
EPID 601: Introduction to Epidemiology EPID 621: Cancer Epidemiology EPID 655: Field Studies in Epidemiology
Education
M.D., Cornell University Medical College, 1956
A.B., Biology (pre-medical) and English, Hamilton College, 1952
M.Sc., Epidemiology, Harvard University School of Public Health, 1963
Research Interest & Projects
The research interests of Dr.Schottenfeld have encompassed epidemiologic studies of multiple primary cancers, of breast, endometrial, prostate , testicular, colorectal, and lung cancers, and of the significance of chronic inflammation in epidemiology, pathogenesis and prevention of gastrointestinal and lung cancers. His CV lists more than 200 publications, including 8 textbooks and monographs. In August 2006, the Third Edition of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention was published, by Oxford University Press in which he serves as Co-Editor with Dr. Joseph F. Fraumeni. This revised and expanded reference textbook has influenced globally the future direction of research and research training in cancer epidemiology and preventive oncology.
Selected Publications
Schottenfeld, D., Fraumeni, J.F., Jr. (2006). Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, Third Edition, Oxford University Press New York City.
Schottenfeld, D., Beebe-Dimmer, J.L. (2006). Chronic inflammation: a common and important factor in the pathogenesis of neoplasia. CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 56, No. 2, 69-83.
Schottenfeld, D., Beebe-Dimmer, J.L. (2006). Alleviating the burden of cancer: a perspective on advances, challenges, and future directions. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 15, 2049-2055.
Schottenfeld, D., Beebe-Dimmer, J.L. (2005). Advances in cancer epidemiology: understanding causal mechanisms and the evidence for implementing interventions. Annual Reviews of Public Health, 26, 37-60.
Madison, T., Schottenfeld, D., Baker, V., James, S.A., Schwartz, A.G., Gruber, S.B. (2004). Endometrial cancer:socioeconomic status and racial differences in stage at diagnosis, treatment and survival. American Journal of Public Health, 94, 2104-2111.
Sarma, A.V., Schottenfeld, D. (2002). Prostate cancer incidence, mortality, and survival trends in the United States: 1981-2001. Seminars in Urologic Oncology, 20(1), 3-9.
Joseph, M.A., Wei, J.T., Harlow, S.D., Cooney, K.A., Dunn, R.L., Jaffe, C.A., Montie, J.E., Schottenfeld, D. (2002). Relationship of serum sex-steroid hormones and prostate volume in African American men. The Prostate, 53, 322-329.
Schottenfeld, A., Colditz, G.A. (2002). Prostate cancer screening practices and cancer control research (United States). Cancer Causes and Control, 13, 1-5.
Follen, M., Schottenfeld, D. (2001). Surrogate endpoint biomarkers and their modulation in cervical chemoprevention trials. Cancer, 91, 758-76.
Wei, J.T., Schottenfeld, D., Cooper, K., et al. (2001). The natural history of lower urinary tract symptoms in black American men. The Journal of Urology, 165, 1521-1525.
Professional Affiliations
American Society of Preventive Oncology, co-founder and past President
Society for Epidemiologic Research, past President
American Association for Cancer Research
American Epidemiological Society
American College of Epidemiology
American College of Physicians
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