Jordan N. Fink, MD, FAAAAI Lectureship
Jordan N. Fink, M.D., FAAAAI was an iconic figure in Allergy/Immunology. Dr. Fink spent 50 years at The Medical College of Wisconsin as Division Chief A/I, leading groundbreaking research, and training 100 Fellows. So many of us across the world are deeply indebted to Dr. Fink. Not only was he an amazing doctor and researcher, he was the quintessential clinician scientist.
Dr. Fink’s astute observation in the late 1960’s led to the clinical description, science, and treatment of hypersensitivity pneumonia. His pioneering research contributions would go on to many areas, including occupational lung disease and allergies, identifying the immunological mechanisms of bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA), ABPA in latex allergies and patients with cystic fibrosis.
Dr. Fink was a member of 30+ elite professional and honorary societies. He was a former President of the AAAAI, (1984-85), and received AAAAI’s Distinguished Service Award in 1994 and the AAAAI Special Recognition Award in 2002. He retired in 2015, at the age of 80.
He was an eloquent advocate for philanthropy to enhance care, education, and research. Dr. Fink secured hundreds of millions of dollars for over 20 peer review grants. His original SCOR grant in the early 1970’s for $10 million, (the equivalent of >$59 million today,) is remarkable. He also authored/co-authored close to 400 papers and 74 book chapters and reviews. Many of his publications were of importance in understanding the intersection of pulmonary and allergic pathology and direct patient care.
To read more about Dr. Fink’s remarkable contributions to medicine: https://www.goodmanbensman.com/obituaries/clw0vni0b01a4kjz9j5bm0jmf
Dr. Fink passed away in May 2024. If you wish to honor Dr. Fink, please consider a gift to the Jordan N. Fink, MD, FAAAAI Lectureship Fund. A donation in any amount can be dedicated to this effort. The Fink Family will be notified of your gift, and your name will be listed as a donor to this fund in the Annual Report of the AAAAI Foundation. Your donation makes a difference. We appreciate your support and your commitment to our specialty.
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