LindaFried

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コロンビア大学 メールマン公衆衛生学部 学部長
ロバート N.バトラー コロンビア エイジング センター ディレクター

A geriatrician and epidemiologist, Dr. Fried has dedicated her career to the science of healthy aging, particularly the science of prevention of frailty, disability, and cardiovascular disease. She has led the scientific discoveries as to the definition, biology and causes of the syndrome of frailty. Dr. Fried has proposed that the creation of healthy longevity and new societal institutions that enable older adults could transform the potential of our longer lives into a Third Demographic Dividend where all ages and societies flourish. Under her leadership as dean, Columbia Mailman has developed new dimensions of public health science from the health impacts of climate change to healthy longevity, and has become a key leader in innovation in public health education. Prior to becoming Dean in 2008, she was the Director of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology and of the Center on Aging and Health at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. Dr. Fried is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the French INSERM International Prize in Medical Research in 2017. President of the Association of American Physicians in 2016-2017, she was the recipient of their Kober Medal in 2022. An elected member of the U.S. National Academy of Medicine, she co-chaired its Global Commission and 2022 report: a Global Roadmap for Healthy Longevity. In 2023, she was named Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honor) by the Government of France.