Background
Jeffer, Edward Kenneth was born on March 3, 1940 in Brooklyn. Son of Norman Lee and Rosalind (Tiger) Jeffer.
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Edward Kenneth Jeffer
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Bachelor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1962; Doctor of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1966.
Career
Intern, Los Angeles County General Hospital, 1966-1967;
resident in general surgery, Wadsworth Veterans Administration Hospital., Los Angeles, 1967-1968;
general practice, Avalon Medical Clinic, Los Angeles, 1968-1969;
resident psychiatry, NPI-University of California at Los Angeles, 1969-1970;
resident psychiatry, Letterman Army Medical Center, 1970-1972;
division psychiatrist, director mental hygiene, United States Army, Wuerzburg, Federal Republic Germany, 1972-1974;
coordinator mental hygiene services, chief Office Drug & Alcohl, United States Army Medical Command, Heidelberg, Federal Republic Germany, 1974-1976;
chief department psychiatry, Landstuhl (Federal Republic Germany) Regional Medical Center, 1976-1978;
division surgeon, alcohol and drug control officer, 1st Armored Division, Ansbach, 1978-1981;
commander, 209th general dispensary director, Health Superior vena cava syndrome, Hanau (Federal Republic Germany) Military Command, 1981-1983;
deputy commander clinical services, Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, 1983-1985;
commander, United States Medical Department Activity, Fort Eustis, Virginia, 1985-1988;
chief quality assurance division, Office of Surgeon General, Falls Church, Virginia, 1988-1991;
chief surgeon, United States Army National Guard, Arlington, Virginia, since 1991. Instructor University of California at Los Angeles School Medicine, 1969-1970, University of California School Medicine, Berkeley, 1970-1972, Academy Health Sciences, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 1983-1985, U. Oklahoma School Public Health, Norman, 1984-1985. Adjunct Professor behavioral science European division Ball State University, 1976-1978.
Associate clinical professor Meharry Medical School, Nashville. Associate clinical professor psychiatry Uniformed U. Health Sciences, since 1988. Assistant medical director Los Angeles Free Clinic, 1968-1969.
Achievements
Membership
Colonel United States Army, 1970-1996. Fellow American Association Social Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association. Member Northern California Psychiatric Association, Association United States Army, World Psychiatric Association (military section), Association Military Surgeons, World Conference Mental Health, American Academy Medical Dirs., Society Military Surgeons, PHi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Connections
Married Marsha Goldberg, June 19, 1960 (divorced 1976). Married Ulrike Erika Seufert, September 23, 1976.
