David Rimoin

David Lawrence Rimoin (November 9, 1936 – May 27, 2012) was a Canadian American geneticist. He was especially noted for his research into the genetics of skeletal dysplasia (dwarfism), inheritable diseases such as Tay–Sachs disease, and diabetes.

Biography Rimoin was born in Montreal, the son of Fay (Lecker) and Michael Rimoin. Rimoin attended college and medical school at McGill University, where he received his bachelor's degree in 1957, followed by a medical degree and a Master of Science in genetics in 1961. He followed with internships and residencies at Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal and at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where he studied under genetics pioneer Victor A. McKusick and received a Ph.D. in medical genetics. He spent three years at the Washington University School of Medicine where his first daughter Anne Walsh Rimoin was born. His 1970 study of diabetes challenged the then-prevailing consensus that diabetes was a single disorder, and showed instead that it could have multiple genetic causes. At Cedars-Sinai he was chair of the pediatrics practice, established an adult genetics program, and began a screening program focused on genetic diseases within Los Angeles' large population of Persian Jews. After his death, the ACMG established two awards in his honor, the David L. Rimoin Lifetime Achievement Award in Medical Genetics and the David L. Rimoin Inspiring Excellence Award.

Rimoin died in Los Angeles on May 27, 2012, days after having been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.