Professor James B. Bussel
King Faisal Prize in Medicine 2012 Laureate
Topic: "Minimal Invasive Fetal Management "
When I began my hematologic career, this strange particle, the platelet, and its interaction with antibodies to platelets, captivated my interest
James Bussel \ received his B.S. (magna cum laude) from Yale University in 1971 and his M.D. from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1975. He served as an intern in pediatrics for one year in 1975-1976 and completed his residency in pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in Ohio in 1976-1978, then returned to New York City to undertake a joint fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital where he was Chief Fellow in 1980-1981. He is board certified in Pediatrics and in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.
Professor Bussel’s academic pursuit in pediatrics spans more than three decades, first as an instructor, then an Assistant Professor and then an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Cornell University College of Medicine in New York. From 2000, he became a Professor of Pediatrics in Obstetrics and Gynecology and a Professor of Pediatrics in Medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He is also the Director of Platelets Disorders Center at Weill Medical College since 2001. From 1981, Professor Bussel has also taken hospital positions at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, Lenox Hill Hospital, and New York Hospital. He also serves on the Board of Medical Advisors of the Platelet Disorders Support Association.
Professor Bussel has published over 200 papers and several chapters in hematology books. His contributions have been recognized by several honors in addition to visiting professorships and invited lectureships, in his field of specialization. He was also voted several times as one of New York’s best doctors. He is a member of the International Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Society for Pediatric Research, American Society of Hematology, Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and New York County Medical Society, and former member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Federation of Clinical Research and Society for the Study of Blood. He is also a member of the editorial board of the British Journal of Hematology, American Journal of Hematology, American Journal of Perinatal Medicine and Hematology.
This biography was written in the year the prize was awarded.
He was appointed an Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine, Obstetrics, and Gynecology at Weill Cornell Medicine in 2017.