David L. Rimoin, MD, PhD is Director of the Medical Genetics Institute and holder of the Steven Spielberg Family Chair at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Rimoin is also Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine, and Human Genetics, and Program Director of the Intercampus Medical Genetics Training Program at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Dr. Rimoin was Chair of Pediatrics at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for 18 years. Prior to joining Cedars-Sinai, Dr. Rimoin served as Chief of the Division of Medical Genetics at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He was also Director of the Genetics Clinic at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Dr. Rimoin's primary areas of research interest have focused on medical genetics, particularly short stature and the skeletal dysplasias (a group of disorders associated with abnormalities in the size and shape of the limbs, trunk and/or skull)and heritable disorders of connective tissue. He is Director of the International Skeletal Dysplasia Registry, the largest such registry in the world. A prolific writer, he has written articles for over 380 peer-reviewed publications, and his book, Emery and Rimoin's Principles and Practices of Medical Genetics, is currently in its fifth edition.

Dr. Rimoin was the Founding President of the American College of Medical Genetics and the American Board of Medical Genetics. In addition, he served as President of the American Society of Human Genetics, Western Society for Pediatric Research and Western Society for Clinical Research. A Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Dr. Rimoin is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and the Johns Hopkins University Society of Scholars.

Dr. Rimoin received his medical degree from McGill University in Montreal and his doctorate in human genetics from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He has an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters Degree from Finch University of Health Sciences. He completed his internship and residency at Royal Victoria Hospital and Montreal Children's Hospital and a residency, fellowship, and PhD in medical genetics at Johns Hopkins University.