University of Chicago reappoints Dr. Kenneth Polonsky to second term as dean and executive vice president

Kenneth S. Polonsky, MD, who serves as dean of the Biological Sciences Division and the Pritzker School of Medicineas well as executive vice president for medical affairs at the University of Chicago, will serve a second five-year term in his roles.

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The reappointment takes effect Oct. 1.

As dean, Dr. Polonsky oversees theuniversity’sresearch and education programs in the biological sciences and medicine, according to a news release. As executive vice president, he serves as an officer of the university, overseeing the University of Chicago Medicine.

Dr. Polonsky came to the University of Chicago in 1978 for a fellowship in endocrinology. He joined the University faculty in 1981, and soon became section chief of endocrinology and director the Diabetes Research and Training Center. He served for a decade as the Adolphus Busch Professor and chair of the Department of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis, then returned to the University of Chicago in his current role in 2010.

 

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