RusselEugeneKaufmanMD

Internal Medicine • Philadelphia, PA

Hematology/Oncology

Executive in Residence/ Pappas Capital

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Office
700 Glengarry Rd
Philadelphia, PA 19118
Phone+1 215-870-6566

Summary

Dr. Kaufman, M.D. has been an academic leader in biomedicine for 35 years, serving as Chief of Hematology/ Oncology, Vice Dean, and Associate Vice Chancellor at Duke University, where he is an emeritus professor of Medicine and Biochemistry.

After leaving Duke in 2002, he became President and CEO of The Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, from which he retired in March 2015 and is president emeritus. He now is Executive-in Residence for Pappas-Capital in North Carolina and founder of Kaufman LifeSciences.

Dr. Kaufman maintained an active research program investigating the genetics of blood diseases and cancer over his academic career. He has published over 100 scientific reports. At Duke he had a medical practice in internal medicine and hematology/oncology. A fellow of the American College of Physicians, he has received honors for his work from the March of Dimes and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America, Dr. Kaufman was also named one of the first Searle Scholars, a prestigious program that supports top-flight academic research in biomedicine and chemistry.

Dr. Kaufman has been very active in the growing life sciences industry in the greater Philadelphia region, having served on many boards. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Zoology and Biochemistry from the Ohio State University, and earned his medical degree from the Ohio State University College of Medicine. He received the Alumnae Achievement Award in 1993 from The Ohio State University School of Medicine and the Professional Achievement Award in 2009 from The Ohio State University Alumni Association.

Education & Training

NIH Clinical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 1978 - 1980
Duke University HospitalFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1976 - 1980
Duke University HospitalChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1978
Duke University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1976
Duke University HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1973 - 1974
Ohio State University College of MedicineClass of 1973, MD, Cum Laude

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2004 - 2026
NC State Medical License 1977 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Distinguished Emeritus American Society of Hematology, 2016
Life Sciences Award, CEO of the Year Philadelphia business Journal, 2012
Professional Achievement Award - Ohio State University Ohio State Alumni Association, 2009
Fellow of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia (FCPP) College of Physicians of Phildelphia, 2009
American Cancer Society Southeast Region Cancer Control Award American Cancer Society, 2008
Fellowship in the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine (ACP-ASIM) American College of Physicians, 2002
Alumnae Achievement Award – Ohio State University School of Medicine Ohio State School of Medicine, 1993
Scholar of Leukemia Society of America Leukemia Society of America, 1985
Searle Scholar 1983
Roche Award Ohio State University, 1969
Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
In Vitro Differentiation of Tumor-Associated Macrophages from Monocyte Precursors with Modified Melanoma-Conditioned Medium.
Tao Wang, Russel E. Kaufman
Methods in Molecular Biology. 2021-01-01
Genetic Testing Gone Wild.
Russel Kaufman
Managed care (Langhorne, Pa.). 2019-03-01
Symposium in Honor of Hilary Koprowski's Scientific Achievements.
Russel E. Kaufman
The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2015-07-15

Journal Articles

Adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency due to deletion of the ADA gene promoter and first exon by homologous recombination between two Alu elements
21. Markert, M.L., Hutton, J.J., Wiginton, D.A., States, J.C., Kaufman, R.E, J Clin Invest 81:1323-1327, 1988, 1988
Differences in the regulation of messenger RNA for housekeeping and specialized-cell ferritin. A comparison of three distinct ferritin complementary DNAs, the correspo...
16. Dickey, L.F., Sreedharan, S., Theil, E.C., Didsbury, J.R., Wang, Y.H., Kaufman, R.E, J Biol Chem 262:7901-7907, 1987, 1987
Multiple red cell ferritin mRNAs, which code for an abundant protein in the embryonic cell type, analyzed by cDNA sequence and by primer extension of the 5'-untranslat...
12. Didsbury, J.R., Theil, E.C., Kaufman, R.E., Dickey, L.F, J Biol Chem 261:949-955, 1986, 1986
Dibutyryl cyclic adenosine monophosphate reduces expression of c-myc during HL-60 differentiation
14. McCachren, S.S., Jr., Nichols, J., Kaufman, R.E., Niedel, J.E, Blood 68:412-416, 1986., 1986
Beta-thalassemia resulting from a single nucleotide substitution in an acceptor splice site.
7. Atweh, G.F., Anagnou, N.P., Shearin, J., Forget, B.G., Kaufman, R.E, Nucleic Acids Res 13:777-790, 1985., 1985
A family of long reiterated DNA sequences, one copy of which is next to the human beta globin gene.
1. Adams, J.W., Kaufman, R.E., Kretschmer, P.J., Harrison, M., Nienhuis, A.W, Nucleic Acids Res 8:6113-6128, 1980, 1980
Cloning and characterization of DNA sequences surrounding the human gamma-, delta-, and beta-globin genes
2. Kaufman, R.E., Kretschmer, P.J., Adams, J.W., Coon, H.C., Anderson, W.F., Nienhuis, A.W, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 77:4229-4233, 1980, 1980
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Press Mentions

Coronavirus and COVID-19: Some Frequently Asked QuestionsMarch 11th, 2020
Russel KaufmanOctober 14th, 2019
Dr. Russel Kaufman Named Vice Dean for Education at Duke Medical CenterJanuary 20th, 2016
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