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James R. Gavin III, MD, PhD is a clinical professor of medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. He is also executive vice president for clinical affairs at Healing Our Village, LLC. He serves as interim president and CEO for Microislet, Inc. of San Diego, CA, maintaining an office base in Atlanta, GA. From 2002 to 2004, Dr. Gavin was president of the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA. He served as senior scientific officer at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) from 1991 to 2002 and director of the HHMI-National Institutes of Health Research Scholars Program from 2000 to 2002.
Before joining the senior staff of HHMI, Dr. Gavin was on the faculty at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center as a professor and as chief of the Diabetes Section, acting chief of the Section on Endocrinology, Metabolism and Hypertension, and William K. Warren Professor for Diabetes Studies. He previously served as an associate professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He was a lieutenant commander in the US Public Health Service from 1971 to 1973 and continues to serve as a reserve officer.
Dr. Gavin belongs to a number of organizations, including the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Diabetes Association, the American Society of Clinical Investigation, the American Association of Physicians, the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, the Association of Black Cardiologists, and the Sigma Pi Phi Leadership Fraternity. He is a past president of the American Diabetes Association and was voted Clinician of the Year in Diabetes by ADA in 1991. He has served on many advisory boards and on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Physiology and the American Journal of Medical Sciences. He is on the board of trustees for Duke University, Emory University, Livingstone College and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In addition, he is national program director of the Harold Amos Faculty Development Program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Dr. Gavin is immediate past chairman of the National Diabetes Education Program and a member of the Board of Scientific Councilors for the Intramural Research Program of NIDDK. He also serves as chairman of the Data Safety Monitoring Board for the VA Cooperative Diabetes Study.
Dr. Gavin has published more than 190 articles and abstracts in such publications as Science, the Journal of Applied Physiology, Diabetes, and the American Journal of Physiology. He is author of two books, Healing Our Village: A Self-Care Guide for Diabetes Control (with L. Coleman) and Dr. Gavin's Health Guide for African Americans (with S. Landrum). He also hosts the "Powerpoint" health talk radio show for public radio station WCLK, 91.9 FM, Atlanta.
Among the many honors Dr. Gavin has received are the Daniel Hale Williams Award, the E.E. Just Award, the Herbert Nickens Award, the Daniel Savage Memorial Award, the Emory University Medal for Distinguished Achievement, and the Banting Medal for Distinguished Service from the American Diabetes Association, the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Duke University School of Medicine, and the Internist of the Year from the National Medical Association.
Dr. Gavin graduated from Livingstone College in Salisbury, NC with a degree in chemistry. He earned his PhD in biochemistry from Emory University and his MD degree from Duke University School of Medicine. He is married to Dr. Annie J. Gavin and they are the parents of three adult sons. | 