Background
Pasamanick, Benjamin was born on October 14, 1914 in New York City, New York, United States. Son of Alex and Elizabeth (Moskalik) Pasamanick.
Pasamanick, Benjamin was born on October 14, 1914 in New York City, New York, United States. Son of Alex and Elizabeth (Moskalik) Pasamanick.
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1936; Doctor of Medicine, University Maryland., 1941.
Intern, Eastern State Hospital, Brooklyn, 1941;
intern, Harlem Hospital, New York City, 1942;
resident, New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1943;
assistant, Clinic Child Development, Yale University, New Haven, 1944-1946;
chief children's in-patient and out-patient services, Neuropsychiat. Institute, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, 1946-1947;
chief children's psychiatric services, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, 1947-1950;
psychiatrist, Phipps Clinic, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1952-1955;
psychiatrist, Harriet Lane Home, 1951-1955;
assistant professor, Johns Hopkins University School Hygiene and Public Health, 1950-1952;
associate professor public health administration, Johns Hopkins University School Hygiene and Public Health, 1953-1955;
professor psychiatry, Ohio State University, 1955-1965;
Adjunct Professor sociology and anthropology, Ohio State University, 1963-1965;
clinical professor psychiatry, University of Illinois College Medicine, Chicago
clinical professor psychiatry, also Chicago Medical School
associate director research, Illinois Department Mental Health, 1965-1967;
president, New York School Psychiatry, New York City, 1968-1972;
Sir Aubrey and Lady Hilda Lewis professor social psychiatry, New York School Psychiatry, 1972-1984;
associate commissioner, New York State Department Mental Hygiene, 1968-1976;
Adjunct Professor psychology, New York University, 1968-1975;
research professor psychiatry and behavioral science, New York University, 1984-1996;
research professor, Albany Medical College, 1978-1980;
professor emeritus, 1980, research professor medical library science, Albany Medical College, 1978-1984. Clinical professor preventive and community medicine New York Medical College, 1976-1977.
Cutter lecturer preventive medicine Harvard, 1960. Purkinje lecturer U. Prague, 1963. Research Adjunct Professor epidemiology School Public Health and Administrative Medicine, Columbia University, New York City, 1967-1977.
Adjunct Professor pediatrics Albany Medical College, 1972-1977. Professor psychiatry and behavioral science School Medicine, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1978-1984. Member committee mental retardationCoun.
State Government; Chairman of Commission on standardization of diagnosis World Health Organization. Chairman of Commission mental health United States Committee on Vital and Health Statistics. Percy Bailey lecturer University of Illinois.
Lawrence Kolb Senior lecturer 25th Anniversary National Institutes of Health.
Member American Public Health Association (governing council 1956, Rema Lapouse Gold medal 1977), American Psychological Association (president division child, youth and family services 1987), American Psychopath. Association (Stratton award 1961, president 1967, Hamilton medal 1968), Orthopsychiat. Association (president 1971), American Psychiatric Association (Hofheimer Research award 1949, 67, Agnes Purcell McGavin award 1986), World Association for Psychocial Rehabilitation (Science Distinction award 1994), American Anthropological Association, American Sociological Association, American College Psychiatrists, American College Epidemiologists, American College Neuropsychopharmacology, Psychonomic Society, Society Biological Psychiatry, Academy Child Psychiatry, Theobald Smith Society (founder, president 1986-1993, secretary 1993), History of Science Society, Society for Study of Social Problems, others.
Married Hilda Knobloch, May 1, 1942 (divorced July 1982). Married Lidia Laba, August 27, 1982.