DUXBURY, MA, October 23, 2018 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Thomas J. Gill III, MD, has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
With more than 60 years of professional experience to his credit, Dr. Gill has been recognized as the Maud L. Menten professor of experimental pathology emeritus and professor of human genetics emeritus by the University of Pittsburgh since 1999. Prior to these appointments, he held the positions of professor of clinical immunology postgraduate studies at the University of Rijeka from 1996 to 2012, an associate of the Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh from 1999 to 2001, the Maud L. Menten professor of experimental pathology in the School of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh from 1988 to 1998, and professor of human genetics at the Graduate School of Public Health in the University of Pittsburgh from 1984 to 1998, during which time he worked with the Pittsburgh Cancer Institute from 1986 to 1998. Dr. Gill excelled on the active staff of Montefiore University Hospital from 1990 to 1993 and the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh from 1976 to 1992.
Previously, Dr. Gill served the Eye and Ear Hospital of Pittsburgh on the senior medical staff from 1974 to 1990, the University of Pittsburgh as chairman of the department of pathology and director of the division of experimental pathology in the School of Medicine from 1971 to 1990, the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System as consultant from 1971 to 1990, and the University of Pittsburgh as professor of pathology from 1971 to 1988. He has held multiple roles at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital between 1957 and 1971, such as senior associate in pathology, associate in pathology and assistant in pathology. An intern in medicine at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital from 1958 to 1959, Dr. Gill began his career at Harvard Medical School with Harvard University as a resident in the biophysical laboratory from 1953 to 1957, an associate in pathology from 1962 to 1965, an assistant professor of pathology from 1965 to 1970, and associate professor of pathology from 1970 to 1971.
Before embarking on his professional path, Dr. Gill pursued an education at Boston Latin School, graduating in 1949. He continued his academic efforts with a Bachelor of Arts in chemistry, summa cum laude, at Harvard University in 1953. Following these accomplishments, he obtained a Master of Arts in chemistry at Harvard University in 1957. That same year, Dr. Gill concluded his studies at the Harvard Medical School of Harvard University, earning a Doctor of Medicine.
In 1959, Dr. Gill was certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners. He had received medical licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1959 to 2018 and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1971 to 1998. Since 1965, he has been certified in anatomic pathology by the American Board of Pathology. Dr. Gill has also garnered a special qualification in pathology and immunopathology since 1983.
Beyond his responsibilities within the field, Dr. Gill has participated in numerous endeavors outside of his professional circles. Dr. Gill has notably contributed as an applicant reviewer for the University of Pittsburgh from 2005 to 2012, as an applicant interviewer with the admissions committee for Harvard University from 2003 to 2015, and as a lector for the Holy Family Church in Duxbury, MA from 1999 to 2017. He has contributed his services to many regional medical institutions, including the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and the International Council for Laboratory Animal Science. Throughout his career, Dr. Gill has also held myriad posts for such establishments as the National Institutes of Health, for which he collaborated with the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and the National Center for Research Resources.
Dr. Gill found much success with written works as well, having contributed more than 196 reviews and 279 articles to esteemed journals. The chair of the editorial board in Biological Handbooks from 1975 to 1979, he was on the editorial board for many publications, including the American Journal of Reproductive Immunology from 1986 to 2005, Critical Reviews in Immunology from 1984 to 2004, Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology from 1987 to 1998, Cellular Immunology from 1994 to 1996, and the Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine from 1982 to 1991, among others. Likewise, he was the associate editor for the American Journal of Reproductive Immunology from 1987 to 2005, editor of "Molecular and Cellular Immunobiology of the Maternal Fetal Interface" in 1991, editor of Immunoregulation and Fetal Survival in 1987, editor of The Immunology of Reproduction in 1983, and the American editor of Journal of Immunogenetics from 1983 to 1984. Dr. Gill has also been guest editor of the Proceedings of the International Workshops on Alloantigenic Systems in the Rat more than 10 times.
In addition to his primary vocation, Dr. Gill remains affiliated with various organizations in relation to his areas of expertise. Heavily involved in scientific matters within the town of Duxbury, MA, he has shown much support for the United States military throughout his career as well, having provided his skills and resources to the Armed Forces Epidemiological Board, the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, the Office of the Surgeon General of the Army, and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. A member of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from 1965 to 1998, the Association of University Pathologists from 1971 to 1998, the Genetics Society of America from 1977 to 1998, the American Society of Human Genetics from 1984 to 1998, and the Society for the Study of Reproduction from 1993 to 1998, Dr. Gill has been recognized as an emeritus member for each of these organizations since 1998.
Associated with the Harvard Club of Boston from 1965 to 1970 and since 1983, Dr. Gill has maintained involvement with the Harvard Varsity Club since 1953, the Harvard Faculty Club from 1994 to 2017, the Harvard Club of New York City from 1990 to 1996, the Harvard Club of Western Pennsylvania from 1971 to 1990, and the schools committee of the Harvard Club of Western Pennsylvania from 1982 to 1990. Involved with the American Society for Reproductive Immunology since 1986, he served this organization as vice president from 1988 to 1989 and again from 1993 to 1994, president-elect from 1994 to 1995 and president from 1995 to 1996. Affiliated with the International Society for the Immunology of Reproduction since 1980, Dr. Gill was their secretary-general from 1983 to 1989, president-elect from 1989 to 1992, president from 1992 to 1995, and on their organizing committee in 2001 and 2007.
Dr. Gill has been a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 1963, the Plymouth County Medical Society since 1994, Massachusetts Medical Society since 1994, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine since 2009 and the American Medical Association from 1971 to 1992 and since 1997. In the academic space, he was recognized on the Faculty Club at the University of Pittsburgh from 1971 to 1985, among the Minute Men with the School of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh from 1973 to 1998, as a member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society, in 1959, and as a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society in 1953.
Furthermore, Dr. Gill has participated in many roles for such esteemed groups as the Transplantation Society, the American Association of Immunologists, the American Society for Investigative Pathology, the Association of Pathology Chairmen, and the American Board of Pathology. In 1971 and 1992, he was involved with such regional organizations as the Pennsylvania Medical Society, the Allegheny County Medical Society, the Pennsylvania Association of Clinical Pathologists, the Pittsburgh Pathology Society, the Pittsburgh Academy of Medicine, and the Pittsburgh Athletic Association. Likewise, Dr. Gill was elected a fellow of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts in 2013, the European Society for Reproductive Immunology from 2007 to 2009, the American Society for Cell Biology from 1969 to 1990, the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland from 1973 to 1990, and the American Chemical Society from 1961 to 1980.
The co-chair of the professional advisory committee for the Easter Seal Society of Allegheny County from 1972 to 1977, Dr. Gill was chair of the advisory committee for Human Health and Disease with the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology from 1975 to 1976, the advisory committee for inbred and genetically defined strains of animals with the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology from 1976 to 1978, the external scientific advisory board for the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research in 1994, the committee on dermatopathology with the American Board of Dermatology in 1985, and the joint committee on dermatopathology for the American Board of Pathology and American Board of Dermatology in 1985. Dr. Gill also worked on the committee on dermatopathology for the American Boards of Pathology and Dermatology from 1981 to 1993, the scientific advisory committee on immunology and immunotherapy for the American Cancer Society from 1986 to 1988, and the executive committee on the Samuel and Emma Winters Foundation from 1971 to 1998.
An honorary member of the Croatian Immunological Society, International Union of Immunological Societies, and the Croatian Society of Natural Sciences since 1997, Dr. Gill additionally contributed to the Fox Chapel Racquet Club from 1972 to 1998, the International Academy of Pathology from 1965 to 1998, the American Board of Pathology Research Foundation from 1989 to 1992, and the Easter Seal Society of Allegheny County from 1972 to 1977. He has also worked as a lecturer, organizer, and chair for numerous conferences, meetings, and symposiums. An honorary member of the international rat genetic nomenclature committee with the International Council for Laboratory Animal Science since 1999, Dr. Gill has been the president d'honneur with the International Society for Immunology for Reproduction since 1995 and the Alps Adria Society for Immunology of Reproduction since 1994.
In light of his exceptional undertakings, Dr. Gill was honored by having the Thomas J. Gill III Professorship of Clinical Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh named in his honor in 1999, and the Gill-Simonian Prize for Excellence in Research and Mentorship was named in his honor in the department of pathology of Brigham and Women's Hospital in 2007. He also obtained the Partners in Excellence Award for Leadership and Innovation from Massachusetts General Hospital in 2010, the MERIT Award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health from 1992 to 2002, and the Spiridion Brusina Memorial Lecture and Medal from the Croatian Society of Natural Science in 1997. He was also recognized as a Visiting Scholar in Biology by Harvard University from 1998 to 2000, a Parlin and Dana Scholar with Harvard Medical School by Harvard University from 1953 to 1957, the Smith, Kline, and French Distinguished Lecturer of the College of Medicine by Drexel University in 1984, and an honoree of the University Honors Convocation at the University of Pittsburgh in 1987, 1996, 1997, and 1999. Dr. Gill was additionally presented with a Distinguished Investigator Award from the American Society for Reproductive Immunology in 1991, the Award of Merit from the University of Rijeka in 1990, the Medal of the University of Rijeka in 1990, a Medallion from the University of Pittsburgh in 1990, and a Distinguished Scientist Award in Genetics from the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research in 1986.
Recognized by Worldwide Branding as an Industry Expert and a Distinguished Worldwide Humanitarian in 2018, Dr. Gill has earned a Certificate of Appreciation for Patriotic Civilian Service from the Department of the Army in 1973, a Research Career Development Award from the National Institutes of Health from 1965 to 1971, the Lederle Medical Faculty Award from 1962 to 1965, and the Datur Prize from Harvard University in 1953. He also accepted a junior fellowship from the Society of Fellows at Harvard University from 1959 to 1962, a pathology research fellowship from Harvard Medical School at Harvard University from 1960 to 1962, a Parlin and Dana Scholarship with Harvard Medical School at Harvard University from 1953 to 1957, a fellowship from the American Society of Clinical Pathologists from 1973 to 1992, a fellowship from the Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh from 1996 to 1998, and a fellowship of the American Academy of Allergy from 1974 to 1985. A Campbell Scholar and member of the National Honor Society at Boston Latin School in 1949, Dr. Gill has been selected for inclusion in multiple editions of Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Education, Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Who's Who in the East, and Who's Who in the World.
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