Background
Swartz, Conrad Melton Son of Louis Jules and Frances (Shaw) Swartz.
psychiatrist engineering company executive
Swartz, Conrad Melton Son of Louis Jules and Frances (Shaw) Swartz.
Bachelor of Science Engineering, Cooper Union, 1966. Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering & Mathematics University Minnesota, 1972.
Doctor of Medicine, University Minnesota, 1974.
Intern Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, 1974-1975. Resident in psychiatry University Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, 1975-1978, assistant professor psychiatry, 1978-1982, University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School, 1982-1983, associate professor psychiatry and pharmacology, 1983-1987, professor psychiatry, 1987-1991. Chief psychiatry U Health Sciences, Chicago Medical School, North Chg., 1987—1988.
Associate chief of staff for education Veterans Administration Medical Center, 1989—1991. Professor psychiatry medical school University Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, 1991-1992. Professor psychiatry East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, 1992-1996.
Director research, professor psychiatry East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1996-1998. Professor psychiatry St. Louis University, 1998—1999. Professor psychiatry, chief psychiatric research Southern Illinois University, Springfield, 1999—2007, professor emeritus, since 2007.
Associate professor psychiatry Oregon Health Science University, Portland, since 2007. Staff psychiatrist Southwest Washington Medical Center, Vancouver, 2008—2010. Consultant Somatics, Inc., Lake Bluff, Illinois, since 1984.
Columnist Psychiatric Times, 2002—2004. Lead guitarist and principal composer Insanitizers Band, since 2002.
Bass guitarist Vancouver Folksingers,, since 2008. Fellow American Psychiatric Association, American College Clinical Pharmacology, International Society ECT and Neurostimulation (president 1990-1992). Member Tau Beta Pi.
Married Cynthia Anne Heise, June 22, 1975. Children: Meryle, Sandor.