Robert Millman
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Robert B. Millman is an American
physician
and former Saul Steinberg
Professor
of Psychiatry
and Public Health
at Weill Cornell Medical College, where he was the Director of the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment and Research Service at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
Millman is the author of more than 100 scientific papers and book chapters and an editor of the Comprehensive Textbook of Substance Abuse. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Drug Strategies, a national non-profit research institute that promotes effective drug abuse prevention, education, and treatment, and an advisor to the State and Federal Governments. He is the former Medical Director for Major League Baseball
, where he was an advisor on performance-enhancing supplements and steroids.
Millman graduated from Cornell
and received his medical degree from the State University of New York
, Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn
. He was trained in internal medicine at the New York Hospital
and Cornell Medical College and then in psychiatry at Cornell's Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic
. He began his research career at the Rockefeller University
, in the laboratory of Vincent Dole.
United States
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physician
Physician
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and former Saul Steinberg
Saul Steinberg
Saul Steinberg was a Romanian-born American cartoonist and illustrator, best known for his work for The New Yorker.-Biography:...
Professor
Professor
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of Psychiatry
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
and Public Health
Public health
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals" . It is concerned with threats to health based on population health...
at Weill Cornell Medical College, where he was the Director of the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment and Research Service at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
Millman is the author of more than 100 scientific papers and book chapters and an editor of the Comprehensive Textbook of Substance Abuse. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Drug Strategies, a national non-profit research institute that promotes effective drug abuse prevention, education, and treatment, and an advisor to the State and Federal Governments. He is the former Medical Director for Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
, where he was an advisor on performance-enhancing supplements and steroids.
Millman graduated from Cornell
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
and received his medical degree from the State University of New York
State University of New York
The State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY , is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. It is the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States, with a total enrollment of 465,000 students, plus...
, Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
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. He was trained in internal medicine at the New York Hospital
New York Hospital
New York Hospital or “Old New York Hospital” or “City Hospital” was the oldest hospital in New York City and the second oldest hospital in the United States.-Early History:...
and Cornell Medical College and then in psychiatry at Cornell's Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic
Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic
At his death in 1927, Payne Whitney bestowed the funds to build and endow the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic on the Upper East Side of Manhattan...
. He began his research career at the Rockefeller University
Rockefeller University
The Rockefeller University is a private university offering postgraduate and postdoctoral education. It has a strong concentration in the biological sciences. It is also known for producing numerous Nobel laureates...
, in the laboratory of Vincent Dole.