Alumni

Lewis Landsberg graduated summa cum laude from Williams College in 1960 and from Yale University School of Medicine in 1964. After completing residency in internal medicine at Yale-New Haven Hospital, he pursued a research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the laboratory of Nobel Laureate Julius Axelrod.

After two years on the Yale faculty, Landsberg was recruited to Harvard Medical School, where he was promoted to professor of medicine in 1986. In 1990, he joined Northwestern University as the Irving S. Cutter Professor and chair of the Department of Medicine at the medical school and physician-in-chief at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. In 1999, he was appointed vice president for medical affairs at Northwestern University and dean of the medical school. During his tenure, he appointed eight new center and institute directors and 17 new department chairs, doubled extramural research support and increased research space by more than 70 percent. Upon his retirement as dean, Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s medical staff and the Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation endowed the Lewis Landsberg Deanship in his honor.

Landsberg held the titles of Irving S. Cutter Professor of Medicine, dean emeritus and director of the Northwestern Comprehensive Center on Obesity. He authored more than 230 publications and gained international recognition for his work on the sympathetic nervous system, metabolism regulation, hypertension and obesity. He wrote two books, 1000 Internal Medicine Pearls and Catecholamines, summarizing his clinical expertise and research. He also co-edited a collection of recollections on his mentor, Professor Paul B. Beeson, MD, a renowned leader in internal medicine. Landsberg was a member of several distinguished societies and received numerous honors, including the Franz Volhard Award from the International Society of Hypertension, election as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and appointment as a master of the American College of Physicians.

Landsberg officially retired in October 2020, but remained actively involved with the medical school through the Landsberg Society. He passed away on Sept. 23, 2021.

The Landsberg Society Board is excited to host, with our chief medical residents and special guests, a lively and interactive discussion of interesting cases in the classic case conference format. Prior to the discussion, join fellow alumni and current faculty, residents, and fellows for cocktails, dinner, and camaraderie. Registration will open September 1st, 2025!

Faculty Board

• Aashish K. Didwania, MD
• Sean D. O'Connor, MD
• Douglas E. Vaughan, MD
• Diane B. Wayne, MD

Voting Board

• Angelo A. Costas, MD
• Anthony DeSantis, MD
• Micah J. Eimer, MD
• James D. Flaherty, MD
• John E. Pandolfino, MD, MSCI
• Anand A. Patel, MD
• Jyoti D. Patel, MD
• Irini Sereti, MD
• Candice Tung, MD