Murray F. Brennan, MD Biography
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Dr. Murray Brennan received a degree in mathematics from the University of New Zealand and a medical degree from the University of Otago in 1964. In 1970 he worked with Francis D. Moore, MD at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Harvard Medical School and with George F. Cahill Jr., MD at the Joslin Research Laboratories. After residency at the Brigham, Dr. Brennan joined Steven Rosenberg, MD at the National Cancer Institutes where he was Head of the Surgical Metabolism Section. In 1981, he joined Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) as Chief of Gastric and Mixed Tumor Service. Dr. Brennan was Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center from 1985 until June of 2006 He currently holds the Benno C. Schmidt Chair in Clinical Oncology and was recently appointed Director of the International Center and Vice President for International Programs at MSKCC.
In 1995, Dr. Brennan was honored with membership in the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and in 2000 with the American College of Surgeons’ highest award, The Distinguished Service Award. He holds Honorary Doctorates from the University of Edinburgh, Imperial College London, University of Goteborg, and the University of Otago in New Zealand. He also has received Honorary Fellowships from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Canada, England, Australia, Ireland and others. He has lectured throughout the world and authored and co-authored more than 1,000 scientific papers and book chapters focusing on surgical oncology, endocrinology, metabolism, and nutrition, and is the author of a book on soft tissue sarcoma.
Dr. Brennan’s interest in addition to patient care and research has been the development of young surgeons. His ‘fellows’ now hold leadership positions throughout the world.
