About Duane Alexander
Lived 1940 – 2020 (aged 79). Duane Alexander was an American physician.
Duane Alexander (August 11, 1940 – February 16, 2020) was an American medical doctor who was the director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development from 1986 through 2009. In 2009 he moved to the position of senior scientific advisor to the Director of the NIH's Fogarty International Center.
Alexander married Marianne Ellis in 1963. They have two children, Keith and Kristin.
He received his MD from Johns Hopkins.
On February 16, 2020, Alexander died after having battled Alzheimer's disease for several years.
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physician (1940-2020)
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Duane Alexander was born on 11 August 1940 in Baltimore.
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Duane Alexander died on 16 February 2020.
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