Elvira Wasserman

Background

Wasserman, Elvira was born in New York City. Daughter of Charles W. and Zena (Berlin) Wasserman.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Hunter College, 1933. Doctor of Medicine Women"s Medical College Pennsylvania, 1938. Certified New York School Psychiatry, 1962, Postgraduate Center for Mental Health, 1965.

Career

Intern, Wilkes Barre (Pennsylvania) General Hospital, 1938-1939. Resident Creedmoor Eastern State Hospital, New York City, 1959-1962, supervising psychiatrist, 1962-1965. Practice medicine specializing in psychiatry, psychoanalysis and hypnoanalysis, New York City,1959-1976, specializing in family, marital, and child therapy, and metaphysical psychotherapy, West Palm Beach, Florida, since 1976.

Assistant professor.guidance and counseling Long Island University, 1972-1976.

Medical director Long Beach MentalHealth Clinic, 1965-1970, West Nassau Mental Health Clinic, 1970-1976.

Achievements

• Elvira Wasserman has been listed as a noteworthy psychiatrist, psychotherapist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of New York Council Child Psychiatry, Society Medical Analysts, International Society Clinical and Experimental Hyponosis, American Psychiatric Association, National League American Pen Women.

Connections

Children: James G. Wallach, Lewis R. Wallach.

Father:

Charles West. Wasserman

Mother:

Zena (Berlin) Wasserman

child:

James G. Wallach Wasserman

child:

Lewis R. Wallach Wasserman