Bennett Lee Leventhal

Background

Leventhal, Bennett Lee was born on July 6, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Howard Leonard and Florence Ruth (Albert) Leventhal.

Education

Student, Emory University, 1967-1968; student, Louisiana State University, 1968-1970; Bachelor of Science, Louisiana State University, 1972; postgraduate, Louisiana State University, 1970-1974; Doctor of Medicine, Louisiana State University, 1974.

Career

Undergraduate research associate Laboratory Professor William A. Pryor, department chemistry, Louisiana State University, 1968-1970; house officer I, Charity Hospital at New Orleans, 1974; resident in psychiatry, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1974-1978; chief fellow division department psychiatry, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1976-1977; chief resident department psychiatry, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1977-1978; clinical associate department psychiatry, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1978-1980; staff psychiatrist, head psychiatry department, Joel T. Boone Clinic, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 1978-1980; staff psychiatrist, faculty member department psychiatry, Naval Regional Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia, 1978-1980; assistant professor psychiatry and pediatrics, University of Chicago, 1978-1985; director Child Psychiatry Clinic, University of Chicago, 1978-1985; director Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship training program, University of Chicago, 1979-1988; professor child and adolescent psychiatry, Irving B. Harris, since 1998. Psychiatric consultant Caledonia State Prision/Halifax Mental Health Center, Tillery, North Carolina, 1976-1977, Federal Correctional Institute, Butner, North Carolina, 1977-1978. Consultant Norfolk Cmty.

Mental health Center, 1978-1980. Adjunct Professor psychology, biopsychology, and development psychology University of Chicago, 1990, adjunct assoc.prof. department psychology and commission on biopsychology, 1987-1990. Meed. director Child Life and Family Education program Wyler Children's Hospital of University of Chicago, 1983-1995.

Director child and adolescent programs Chicago Lakeshore Hospital, since 1986. Pfizer visiting professor department psychiatry U. P.R., 1992. Examiner American Board Psychiatry and Neurology in General Psychiatry and Child Psychiatry, since 1982.

Member steering committee Harris Center for Development Studies, University of Chicago, since 1983. Member commission on evaluation of GAPS project American Medical Association, since 1993. Treasurer Chicago Consortium for Psychiatric Research, 1994.

President Illinois Council Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1992-1994. Visiting scholar Hunter Institute Mental Health and University New Castle, NSW, Australia, 1995. Member Governor's Panel on Health Superior vena cava syndrome, 1993-1994.

Professor psychiatry & pediatrics University of Chicago, since 1990, department chairman psychiatry, 1991-1998, Irving B. Harris professor child & adolescent psychiatry, since 1998. Presenter in field.

Achievements

• Bennett Lee Leventhal has been listed as a noteworthy pediatrics educator, administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant commander Medical Corps, United States Naval Reserve, 1978-1980. Fellow American Academy Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Outstanding Mentor 1988, deputy chairman program committee since 1979, chairman arrangements committee since 1979, new research subcommittee for annual meeting since 1986, member work group on research since 1989), American Psychiatric Association (Falk fellow, member Ittleson Award Board 1994-1997, member American Psychiatric Association/Wisniewski Young Psychiatrists Research Award Panel since 1994), American Academy Pediatricians, American Orthopsychiat. Association; member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College Psychiatrists, Brain Research Institute, Illinois Council Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Illinois Psychiatric Society, Society for Research in Child Development, Society of professors of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Society Biological Psychiatry, National Board Medical Examiners, Mental Health Association Illinois (profl.adv. board since 1991), Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Celia G. Goodman, June 11, 1972. Children: Matthew G., Andrew G., Julia G.

Father:

Howard Leonard Leventhal

Mother:

Florence Ruth (Albert) Leventhal

Spouse:

Celia G. Goodman

child:

Julia G. Leventhal

child:

Andrew G. Leventhal

child:

Matthew G. Leventhal