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David Kershenobich Stalnikowitz
Kershenobich during the reception of the Medalla al Mérito en Ciencias 2015 in Mexico City (April 2016).
Secretary of Health
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 1, 2024
PresidentClaudia Sheinbaum
Preceded byJorge Alcocer Varela
Director General of the Salvador Zubirán National Institute of Health Sciences and Nutrition
In office
June 17, 2012 – June 17, 2022
Preceded byFernando Bernardo Gabilondo Navarro
Succeeded byJosé Sifuentes Osornio
Personal details
NationalityMexican
EducationMedicine (specialized in internal medicine, gastroenterology, and hepatology)
Alma materUNAM (M.D., 1960–1965)
AwardsMedalla al Mérito en Ciencias

David Kershenobich Stalnikowitz (born November 20, 1942, in Mexico City) is a Mexican physician and academic. He has served as the Secretary of Health of Mexico since October 1, 2024, under the administration of President Claudia Sheinbaum.[1]

Biography

David Kershenobich Stalnikowitz was born on November 20, 1942, to Jacobo Kershenobich and Flora Stalnikowitz, both of Polish descent.[2] Although he was born in Mexico City, his family moved to Tampico, Tamaulipas, where he completed his basic and secondary education.[2]

Kershenobich earned his medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and specialized in internal medicine and gastroenterology at the Salvador Zubirán National Institute of Health Sciences and Nutrition. He later pursued further specialization in hepatology at the Royal Free Hospital in London, where he also earned a doctorate in Medicine from the University of London.[2]

He has held several prominent positions, including head of the Department of Gastroenterology at the Salvador Zubirán National Institute of Health Sciences and Nutrition, president of the Mexican Foundation for Liver Health, and director of research at the Hospital General de México since 2009.[3]

Kershenobich is a member of the Mexican National Academy of Medicine and has served as a professor at the UNAM Faculty of Medicine, teaching master’s and doctoral courses. Since 1975, he has been an active researcher, authoring nearly 500 research publications, including 132 original articles in journals such as The New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Investigation, and Gastroenterology and Hepatology. He has also contributed 54 book chapters and served as an editor and editorial board member for numerous national and international journals.[3]

Kershenobich has served as president of several professional organizations, including the National Association of Internal Medicine, the Mexican Association of Gastroenterology, the Mexican Association of Hepatology, and the International Association for the Study of the Liver. His contributions to medicine have earned him numerous prestigious awards, including the University Clinical Research Award, the Dr. Donato Alarcón Segovia Award from the Faculty of Medicine at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the Miguel Otero Arce Research Award, and the Eduardo Liceaga Decoration from the General Health Council.[4]

From 2005 to 2013, Kershenobich was a member of the UNAM Board of Governors, a prestigious body responsible for university governance.[5]

On June 15, 2012, he was appointed Director General of the Salvador Zubirán National Institute of Health Sciences and Nutrition. He was reelected for a second term, serving until 2022.[2]

Kershenobich received the Medalla al Mérito en Ciencias from the Asamblea Legislativa de la Ciudad de México (ALDF) on April 26, 2016, in recognition of his contributions to science.[6]

On June 27, 2024, he was announced as the incoming secretary of health of Mexico by President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum. He assumed the position on October 1, 2024.[7]

In his personal life, Kershenobich is the father-in-law of David Korenfeld, former director general of the Comisión Nacional del Agua (CONAGUA) during the administration of President Enrique Peña Nieto.[8]

References

  1. ^ Valdés, Ivonne (2024-06-27). "Claudia Sheinbaum anunció más miembros de su futuro gabinete en México". CNN en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  2. ^ a b c d "Dr. David Kershenobich Stalnikowitz". Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirán". June 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  3. ^ a b "Comité Científico". Fundación de Investigaciones Sociales. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
  4. ^ "Miembros Actuales: David Kershenobich Stalnikowitz (31/3/2005)". Junta de Gobierno UNAM. Archived from the original on 2014-08-13. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  5. ^ "Miembros Actuales". Junta de Gobierno UNAM. Archived from the original on 2008-06-07. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
  6. ^ "ALDF entrega medallas al Mérito en Ciencias y Artes". Milenio. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "¡Anótelo!.. Urgen recursos para atender emergencia por inundaciones en Edoméx". Digitalmex. Retrieved 2024-06-28.

Profile of Dr. Kershenobich on Docplanner.mx (archive) Curriculum vitae of Dr. Kershenobich (2019)

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