Ali Keskiner

Background

Keskiner, Ali was born on March 10, 1929 in Kirsehir, Turkey. Son of Mustafa and Ayse (Memis) Keskiner. came to the United States, 1963.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Istanbul U., 1955; diploma in psychiatry, McGill University, 1962.

Career

Senior intern psychiatry St. Anne's section, Queen Mary Veterans Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1958-1959; resident psychiatry, Queen Mary Veterans Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1959-1960; senior assistant resident psychiatry, Queen Mary Veterans Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1960-1961; senior assistant resident in psychiatry, Montreal Children's Hospital, 1961-1962; assistant resident medicine-neurology, University Hospital, U. Saskatchewan, Saksatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1962-1963; senior research scientist, Missouri Institute Psychiatry U. Missouri, St. Louis, 1963-1968; professor psychiatry, Missouri Institute Psychiatry U. Missouri, St. Louis, 1964-1976; chief behavioral research, Missouri Institute Psychiatry U. Missouri, St. Louis, 1968-1975; staff psychiatrist, director research, Anclote Manor Hospital, Tarpon Springs, Florida, 1975-1983; director research, staff psychiatrist, VA Medical Center, Bay Pines, Florida, 1984-1987; chief psychiatry services, VA Medical Center, Bay Pines, Florida, since 1988; professor psychiatry, U. South Florida College Medicine, Tampa, since 1984. Member research committee U. South Florida Department Psychiatry, Tampa, since 1989. Member Executive Committee VA Medical Center, since 1992.

Member senior advising committee Missouri Institute Psychiatry, St. Louis, 1970-1975.

Achievements

• Ali Keskiner has been listed as a noteworthy Psychiatrist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Captain Turkish Army, 1956-1958. Fellow American Psychiatric Association (life). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy Science, Florida Psychiatric Society (chair various committees since 1984), Turkish American Neuropsychiat.Assn.

(president 1981-1982).

Connections

Married Lynne E. Hirz, October 18, 1968 (divorced1982). Children: Murad A., Aydin D.

Father:

Mustafa Keskiner

Mother:

Ayse (Memis) Keskiner

Spouse:

Lynne E. Hirz

child:

Aydin D. Keskiner

child:

Murad A. Keskiner