Arnold William Klein was an American dermatologist.
14 Facts About Arnold Klein
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Arnold Klein worked closely with American pop musician Michael Jackson, diagnosing him with discoid lupus erythematosus and vitiligo and supplying him with over 200 shots of pethidine, aiding his addiction, starting in the mid-1980s.
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Arnold Klein was raised in Michigan and North Miami, Florida, graduating with hall of fame pitcher Steve Carlton from North Miami High School in 1963.
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In 1967, Arnold Klein earned his bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Arnold Klein attended the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, earning his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1971.
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Arnold Klein completed an internship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and his residency in dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California at Los Angeles.
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Arnold Klein was an unpaid, volunteer professor of Medicine and Dermatology at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine.
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Arnold Klein was an outspoken critic of the misuse of prescription drugs, toxins, and certain synthetic dermal fillers, including ArteFill.
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Arnold Klein was responsible for the FDA giving Allergan's Botox a black box warning.
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Arnold Klein died on October 22,2015, at the age of 70 at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California.
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However, Arnold Klein had multiple health problems such as multiple sclerosis, which would've prevented him from donating sperm as sperm donors are not allowed to donate if they have genetic disorders or other medical concerns.
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Arnold Klein served as a trustee to various boards of directors, some of which included the Jennifer Jones-Simon Foundation and The Hereditary Disease Foundation.
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In 2004, Arnold Klein was given a chair in his name at the UCLA Division of Dermatology.
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Arnold Klein died on October 22,2015, at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California.