Dr. Vincent Felitti recipient of IAOTP’s Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award

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Vincent J. Felitti, M.D., Partner Emeritus at SCPMG (Kaiser Permanente), Internist, Founding Chairman of the Department of Preventive Medicine at SCPMG in San Diego, and Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, was recently chosen for the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for 2021 given by the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP

New York, NY (PRUnderground) January 22nd, 2021

Vincent J. Felitti, M.D., Partner Emeritus at SCPMG (Kaiser Permanente), Internist, Founding Chairman of the Department of Preventive Medicine at SCPMG in San Diego, and Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, was recently chosen for the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for 2021 given by the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP), for his influence, proficiency and dedication to the Healthcare Industry.

While inclusion with the International Association of Top Professionals is an honor in itself, only a few members are chosen for the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. These special honorees are distinguished based on their longevity in their fields, their contributions they have made to society and the impact they have had on their industries. Furthermore, Dr. Felitti will be honored for his 2020 selection as Top Clinical Professor of the Year and also for the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at IAOTP’s 2021Annual Awards Gala being held at the Plaza Hotel in NYC this December. www.iaotp.com/award-gala

Dr. Felitti is being recognized for this distinction for having over five decades of professional experience as a renowned and trusted Physician of Internal Medicine. Dr. Felitti has demonstrated success as a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California and in every medical position he has ever served. His key areas of expertise are significantly biopsychosocial and include childhood trauma, the genetic disease Hemochromatosis and obesity.

Dr. Felitti’s impressive repertoire of prior roles include Founder of the Department of Preventive Medicine for Kaiser Permanente in San Diego and the Chief of Preventive Medicine for over 25 years.  His revolutionary leadership there provided comprehensive medical evaluations to more than 1.1 million individuals and his health risk abatement programs incorporated weight loss, smoking cessation, stress management and a wide range of cutting-edge efforts to reduce patient risk factors. He was also the Co-Principal Investigator of the internationally recognized Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study.

Dr. Felitti has served on Advisory Committees at the Institute of Medicine and the American Psychiatric Association. He is a former member of the National Academy of Sciences Institute of the Medicine Gulf War Committee and the Department of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Women’s Services.  Dr. Felitti was an expert reviewer for the Medical Board of California.

Before Dr. Felitti achieved success in the medical profession, he was inspired to pursue his interests in Medicine by physicians in his family. Dr. Felitti obtained his Bachelor’s Degree from Dartmouth College in 1956 and completed his graduate studies in Bacteriology at the University of Minnesota in 1958. After he received his Medical Degree from John Hopkins University in 1962, he also became a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Felitti served as a Captain in the Medical Corps of the United States Army from 1963-1965 and worked as a Post Surgeon at the US Army Pine Bluff Arsenal in Arkansas. From 1965 to 1967 he returned to John Hopkins for a Fellowship in Medicine and from 1967 to 1968 was a Senior Resident of Medicine with the University of Maryland Hospital.

Throughout his thriving career, Dr. Felitti has received numerous awards, accolades and has been recognized worldwide for his outstanding leadership and commitment to the Healthcare Industry. This year he is being considered for the Top Doctor of the Decade Award, he graced the front cover of T.I.P. (Top Industry Professional) Magazine, and was on the famous Times Square Billboard in NYC. He is also being considered for the International Healthcare Hero Award given by the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP). Dr. Felitti won the Botany Prize from Dartmouth College. He has been featured in various editions of Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in Science and Engineering and Continental Who’s Who for many years.

In addition to his successful career, Dr. Felitti is a widely known and sought-after speaker who has traveled the world and educated audiences and various policy leaders about his research. As a prominent Medical Expert, Dr. Felitti uses his knowledge to speak out against domestic violence and childhood traumas. He is an important voice who advocates for the wellbeing of children globally. His years of research as a medical expert, helps audiences understand physical and mental traumas and how they can prevent them.  Dr. Felitti also served as Senior Editor of the Permanente Journal and authored over 150 peer reviewed articles.

Looking back, Dr. Felitti attributes his success to the support of his family and to his Father and Grandfather who were both physicians. His education, passion for research, and mentors with whom he has had the privilege of working have given him the drive to succeed. When not working, he enjoys traveling and spending time with his family. For the future, he hopes to continue making a positive impact for future generations of children and to raise medical awareness of the effects of adverse childhood experiences on subsequent mental health and biomedical disease.

For more information on Dr. Vincent Felitti please visit:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincent-felitti-md-90279357/

To View his Video Biography: https://youtu.be/Pnvyj-3mSsw

About IAOTP

The International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) is an international boutique networking organization that handpicks the world’s finest, most prestigious top professionals from different industries.  These top professionals are given an opportunity to collaborate, share their ideas, be keynote speakers, and to help influence others in their fields. This organization is not a membership that anyone can join.  You have to be asked by the President or be nominated by a distinguished honorary member after a brief interview.

IAOTP’s experts have given thousands of top prestigious professionals around the world, the recognition and credibility that they deserve and have helped in building their branding empires.  IAOTP prides itself to be a one of a kind boutique networking organization that hand picks only the best of the best and creates a networking platform that connects and brings these top professionals to one place.

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