Education
B.A. in Anthropology 1982
Washington University
St. Louis, MO
cum laude, departmental honors

Ph.D. in Physical Anthropology 1986
International Institute for Advanced Studies
Clayton, MO

Affiliations

• Society for Clinical Trials

Academic Appointments

• University of California, San Francisco 1984-1990
  – Research Assistant (1984)
  – Research Associate (1985)
  – Research Specialist (1986-1990)
  – Associate Director, Osteoporosis Research Group (1988-1990)
  – Department of Radiology
  – Department of Pediatrics (joint appointment)
  – Institute for Health and Aging (joint appointment)

Professional Appointments

• Vice President, Scientific Affairs 1991-1993
  Advanced Bioresearch Associates, Inc.
  Danville, CA Rockville, MD
• President 1993-2011
  Jon E. Block, Ph.D., Inc.
  San Francisco, CA
• Founder & President 2011-2015
  The Jon Block Group
  San Francisco, CA
• Co-founder 2016-present
  KB Medical LLC
  Las Vegas, NV

Service to Professional Journals

Review Board

• Medical Principles and Practice
• Journal of Pain Research
• Journal of the American Medical Association
• Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
• Bone
• Calcified Tissue International
• Controlled Clinical Trials
• Bone and Mineral
• Radiology
• Regenerative Medicine
• Medical Care
• Medical Science Monitor
• Pain Management
• SPINE
• British Medical Bulletin
• Journal of General Internal Medicine
• Clinical Anatomy
• PLOS ONE

Board Director Positions and Honors

• Center for the Study of Aging (1987-1993)
• Who’s Who in America (2002-2008)
• Who’s Who in Science and Engineering (2003-2008)
• 2024 Outstanding Author, Journal of Spine Surgery 

Scientific Advisory Board Positions

• Norian Corporation (1991-1994)
• Chiron Corporation (1991)
• OsteoSciences, Inc. (1994)

 

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