Skorton, David J.
PresidentAt Cornell, President Skorton will hold faculty appointments in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Weill-Cornell Medical College (WCMC) in New York City and in Biomedical Engineering at the College of Engineering on the Ithaca campus.
A seasoned administrator, board-certified cardiologist, biomedical researcher, musician and advocate for the arts and humanities, President Skorton was president of the University of Iowa (UI) for three years, beginning in March 2003, and a faculty member at UI for 26 years. At Iowa, he held the rank of professor in the Departments of Internal Medicine, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering. Co-founder and co-director of the UI Adolescent and Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinic at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, President Skorton has focused his research on congenital heart disease in adolescents and adults, cardiac imaging, and computer image processing. He has published numerous articles, reviews, book chapters, and two major texts in the areas of cardiac imaging and image processing.
affiliations
president of
- Cornell University | university
head of
- Office of the President | administrative office
faculty appointment in
- Biomedical Engineering (BME) | Cornell department
administrative appointment
- Office of the President | administrative office
member of graduate field
- Biomedical Engineering | graduate field
- Electrical and Computer Engineering | graduate field
other Cornell affiliations
- University Diversity Council | committee
background
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- Cornell forms University Diversity Council to create a more inclusive campus | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Cornell Rumi Society celebrates Muslim poet's culture | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Higher education should be seen as a problem solver, not an interest group, Skorton tells national reporters | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Old hats at sustainability, Haudenosaunee show the way during Reunion Weekend | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and Skorton to share stage at Weill Cornell Medical College, Sept. 26 | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Putting 'human face' on student aid, higher education publication takes a closer look at renowned Cornell pediatrician | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Skorton and Rhodes attend groundbreaking for Saudi Arabian university, a potential Cornell partner | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Skorton announces Cornell's sustainability center is university's commitment to Bill Clinton initiative | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Skorton designated a 'master' of American College of Cardiology | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Skorton extols Cornell's banner year in State of the University speech | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Skorton named co-chair of Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative board | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Skorton shares stage with Bill Clinton to offer four-step plan for economic activism | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Skorton to chair Business-Higher Education Forum | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Skorton to join Clinton Global Initiative meeting in New Orleans, focused on addressing world problems | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Skorton to next U.S. president: Universities are effective diplomatic assets | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Skorton to speak at Ethiopian university's graduation on East Africa trip | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Weill Hall and institute dedicated in celebration of 'an icon for our future' | Cornell Chronicle feature