Background
Plakun, Eric Martin was born on August 1, 1947 in New York City. Son of Charles and Lucille (Stein) Plakun.
Plakun, Eric Martin was born on August 1, 1947 in New York City. Son of Charles and Lucille (Stein) Plakun.
Bachelor, Hofstra U., l968; Doctor of Medicine, Columbia University, l972.
Intern, Dartmouth Hitchcock Affiliated Hospitals, Hanover, N.H., 1972-1973;
family practitioner, Black River Medical Group, Cavendish, Vermont, l973-75;
resident in psychiatry, Dartmouth Hitchcock Affiliated Hospitals, Hanover, N.H., 1975-1978;
fellowship in psychoanalytic psychotheraphy, assistant medical staff, Austen Riggs Center, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1978-1982;
associate medical staff, Austen Riggs Center, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, l982-88;
senior medical staff, Austen Riggs Center, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, l988-;
director admissions, Austen Riggs Center, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, l98l-;
acting director research, Austen Riggs Center, Stockbridge, 1992-1993;
director program development and research, Austen Riggs Center, Stockbridge, since 1995. Clinical instructor psychiatry Harvard University Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1982. Member Control Collaborative Research Group, Chicago, 1986-1993.
Member New England Study Group on Personality Disorders, Boston, 1990. Oral examinerAm. Board Psychiatry and Neurology, since 1991. Numerous presentations of science data and chairing of science symposia.
Member ad hoc advising committee on growth Town of Stockbridge, 1986-1987, member zoning bylaws revision committee, 1987-1989, member land trust study committee, 1989-1990, member planning board, since 1989, member master plan committee, 1995-1997. Fellow American Psychiatric Association. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association for Research in PersonalityDisorders, Massachusetts Psychiatric Association, Massachusetts Medical Society, Berkshire District Medical Society, American Academy Psychoanalysis, American College of Forensic Examiners, Sigma Xi.
Married Catherine Mary Furst, October l8, l980. Children: Noah, Caleb, Samantha.