Richard Weiskopf, MD

Richard Weiskopf, MD

Richard Weiskopf is Professor Emeritus, University of California, San Francisco.

He received his M.D. from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, completed his internship at the Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, and his residency in Anesthesia at the University of California, San Francisco and research fellowship in pulmonary physiology at the Cardiovascular Research Institute of UCSF. He then became a faculty member of the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital and Harvard Medical School before returning to UCSF. He was an employee of Novo Nordisk A/S (Denmark) 2005-07, directing the world-wide clinical development program in hemostasis.

His research interests have focused on oxygen transport and delivery, anemia, transfusion, and hemostasis. He has had many years of continuous NIH research funding., and is an author of many publications and numerous editorials. He was an editor of Anesthesiology for a decade, has served on NIH, FDA, DOD, and societal committees and panels. He has been a visiting professor at many institutions. Dr. Weiskopf consults for medical education companies, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, and several U.S. Governmental organizations.