Background
Gaitz, Charles Milton was born on May 7, 1922 in Victoria, Texas, United States. Son of Jacob and Evelyn (Gerson) Gaitz.
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Charles Milton Gaitz
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Bachelor, Rice University, 1942. Doctor of Medicine, University Texas Medical Branch, 1946.
Career
Intern, University of Chicago Clinics, 1946-1947;
resident in psychiatry Phipps Clinic,, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1949-1952;
clinical professor, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1952-1996;
professor emeritus, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, since 1996;
head gerontology and geriatric psychiatry training and research, Texas Research Institute Mental Sciences, Houston, 1960-1985;
postdoctoral fellow in geriatric psychiatry and psychology, co-director, Texas Research Institute Mental Sciences, Houston, 1979-1985;
clinical professor, University Texas Medical School, Houston, since 1984;
medical director geropsychiatry, International Medical Association Bellaire Hospital, Houston, 1986-1992;
medical director psychiatric day treatment, Sam Houston Hospital, Houston, 1992-1994. Consultant psychiatry Seven Acres Jewish Geriatric Center, Houston, since 1956. Chief psychiatry St. Anthony Center, Houston, 1965-1988.
Founding president Houston International Hospital, 1972-1974.
Achievements
Membership
Vice president Jewish Community Center, Houston, 1977. Board directors Sheltering Arms. Chairperson Lou Lewis Memorial Symposium, Seven Acres, Houston, since 1985.
Captain United States Army, 1943-1949. Fellow American College Psychiatrists, Gerontological Society of America (president 1976-1977, Freeman award 1986), American Psychiatric Association (chairman council on aging 1981-1983, Jack Weinberg Memorial award 1995). Member Group for Advancement Psychiatry (chairman committee on aging 1978-1983).
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Connections
Married Celia Speer, August 28, 1949 (deceased 1985). Children: Jeffrey Preston, Debra Lynn, Ronald Steven. Married Arlene Fay LaVetter, February 26, 1989.
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American