Background
Zitrin, Arthur was born on April 10, 1918 in Brooklyn. Son of William and Lillian (Elbaum) Zitrin.
Zitrin, Arthur was born on April 10, 1918 in Brooklyn. Son of William and Lillian (Elbaum) Zitrin.
Bachelor of Science, City College New York, 1938. Master of Science, New York University, 1941. Doctor of Medicine, New York University, 1945.
Certificate psychoanalytic medicine, Columbia, 1955.
Research fellow animal behavior, American Museum Natural History, 1939-1942; intern, King County Hospital, 1945-1946; resident psychiatry, Bellevue Hospital, 1948-1951; instructor physiology, Hunter College, New York City, 1948-1949; member of faculty, New York University School Medicine, since 1949; professor psychiatry, New York University School Medicine, since 1967; member of staff, Bellevue Hospital, New York City, since 1951; director psychiatry, Bellevue Hospital, 1955-1968; director psychiatry, New York City Department Hospitals, 1962-1964; private practice, since 1949; attending psychiatrist, University Hospital, New York City. Consultant psychiatrist Manhattan Va Hospital.
Served to captain, Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1946-1948. Fellow American Psychiatric Association (life), New York Academy of Medicine. Member American Medical Association, New York Society Clinical Psychiatry (president 1966-1967), American Psychoanalytic Association (life), Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Charlotte Marker, October 4, 1942. Children– Richard Alan, Elizabeth Annual.