inclusion in which is limited to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding
achievement in their own fields of endeavor and who have, thereby,
contributed significantly to contemporary society
Peter Howard Rheinstein
Occupation: healthcare company executive, physician, lawyer
Born: Cleveland, September 7, 1943
Education
BA with high honors, Michigan State University, 1963 MS, Michigan State University, 1964 MD, Johns Hopkins University, 1967 JD, University Maryland, 1973
Certification
Bar: Maryland 1973, DC 1980, US Supreme Court 2000; diplomate Am. Board Family Medicine; cert. added qualifications in geriatric medicine.
Career
Intern US Public Health Service Hospital, San Francisco, 1967-68; resident in internal medicine US Public Health Service Hospital (now Homewood Hospital Center), Baltimore, 1968-70, lieutenant, 1967—1968, lieutenant Commander, 1968—1970; instructor internal medicine University Maryland, 1970-73; medical director extended care facilities CHC Corp., 1972-74; director drug advertising and labeling division Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, 1974-82, acting deputy director Office Drugs, 1982-83, acting director Office Drugs, 1983-84, director Office Drug Standards, 1984-90, director medicine staff Office Health Affairs, 1990-99; senior vice president for medical and clinical affairs Cell Works, Inc., Baltimore, 1999—2004; president Severn Health Solutions, 2000—
Career Related
Board directors Marnac, Inc., Dallas, 2003-09; chairman Food and Drug Administration Bureau Drugs Committee on Advanced Sci. Education, 1978-86, Research in Human Subjects Committee, 1990-92; adjunct professor forensic medicine George Washington University, 1974-76; World Health Organization consultant on drug regulation National Institute for Control Pharmaceutical and Biological Products, China, 1981-90; advisor on essential drugs World Health Organization, 1985-90; Food and Drug Administration del. to US Pharmacopeial Convention, 1985-90, coordinator committee for assessment and transfer of tech. National Institutes of Health, 1990-99, member health care fin. administration tech. adv. committee, 1990-98, National Adv. Council on Healthcare Policy, Research and Evaluation, 1990-99, Healthy People 2000/2010 Steering Committee, 1990-99, US Preventive Services Task Force, 1990-96, CDC National Task Force on Community Preventive Services, 1996-99, National Task Force on CME Industry/Provider Collaboration, 1992—, annual meeting chairman, 2003, member committee chairman, 2002-05, US Adopted Names Council Rev. Board, 2004-05, US Adopted Names Council, 2006—; consultant in legal medicine and regulatory affairs, 1999—; member adv. board National Commission for Cert. of CME Profls., 2006-; del. US pharmacopeial convention Maryland State Medical Society, 2008-.
Creative Works
Co-author: Human Organ Transplantation, 1987; special editorial advisor Good Housekeeping Guide to Medicine and Drugs, 1977-80, Maryland State Medical Society Del. to US Pharmacy Official Convention, 2008-; member editorial board Legal Aspects Medical Practice, 1981-89, Drug Information Journal, 1982-86, 91-95; pub. Discovery Medicine, 2001-; contributor articles to professional journals
Awards
Recipient Commendable Service award, Food and Drug Administration, 1981, Group award of merit, 1983, 1988, Group Commendable Service award, 1989, 1992—93, 1995, 1999, Commr.'s Special citation, 1993; National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute SBIR grant, 2001
Achievements
Achievements include development of precedents for Food and Drug Administration regulation of prescription drug promotion, initiated FDA’s first patient medication information program; implemented Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984, authored medication goals for Healthy People 2000 and 2010
Civic
Vice president Intercultural Friends Foundation, 1998—
Memberships
Fellow: Am. Academy Family Physicians, Am. College Legal Medicine (board governors 1983—93, chairman fin. committee 1985—88, treasurer 1985—88, chairman publications committee 1988—93, chairman fin. committee 1990—91, treasurer 1990—91, judicial council 1993—95, Pres.'s awards 1985, 1986, 1989—91, 1993, Gold medal 2003); mem.: American Public Health Association, American Medical Association (life; ho. of dels. 2002—), American Bar Association, Association Clinical Research Profls., Academy Medicine Washington, Math. Association Am., Maryland Bar Association, Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Association, National Association Retired Federal Employees (life), Society Industrial and Applied Math. (life), Baltimore City Medical Society, Maryland State Medical Society (del. to US Pharmacopeial Convention 2008—), Federal Bar Association (chairman food and drug committee 1976—79, Distinguished Service award 1977), Drug Information Association (board directors 1982—90, president 1984—85, vice president 1986—87, president 1988—89, chairman annual meeting 1991, steering committee Ams. 1991—2004, chairman annual meeting 1994, Outstanding Service award 1990), Am. Board Legal Medicine (treasurer 2003—), Academy Pharmaceutical Physicians and Investigators (trustee 1999—2003, president Washington-Balt. chapter 1999—2003, vice president American Medical Association relations 1999—, sec./treas. 2008—09, president elect 2009—), Food and Drug Administration Alumni Association, Federal Executive Institute Alumni Association (life), Mensa (life), University Maryland Alumni Association (life), Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association (life), Michigan State University Honors College Alumni Association (board directors 1998—2001, president 2000—01), Michigan State University Alumni Association (life), John Hopkins Club, Annapolis Yacht Club, Chartwell Golf and Country Club, Delta Theta Phi (life)
Family
Son of Franz Joseph Rheinstein and Hede Henrietta (Neheimer) Rheinstein Lerner; Married Miriam Ruth Weissman, February 22, 1969; 1 child, Jason Edward.
Hobbies and Special Interests
Boating, exercise, real estate
Address
Home and Office: 621 Holly Ridge Rd Severna Park MD 21146-3520
Peter Howard Rheinstein's biography appeared in the following books:
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