Gerald Jacob Sarwer-Foner

Background

Sarwer-Foner, Gerald Jacob was born on December 6, 1924 in Volkovsk, Grodno, Poland. Son of Michael and Ronia (Caplan) Sarwer-F. arrived in Canada, 1932, naturalized, 1935.

Education

Bachelor, Loyola College U., Montreal, 1945; Doctor of Medicine magna cum laude, Loyola College U., Montreal, 1951; DPsychiatry, McGill University, 1955.

Career

International, University Hospitals U. Montreal School Medicine, 1950-1951; resident, Butler Hospital, Providence, 1951-1952; resident, Hospitals Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1952-1953; resident, Queen Mary Veterans Hospital, Montreal, 1953-1955; consultant psychiatry, director psychiatric research, 1955-1961; lecturer psychiatry, U. Montreal, 1953-1955; lecturer, associate professor, McGill University, 1955-1970; director department psychiatry, Queen Elizabeth's Hosp, Montreal, 1964-1971; professor psychiatry, U. Ottawa, Ontario, since 1971; professor, chairman psychiatry, U. Ottawa, Ontario, 1974-1986; director department psychiatry, Ottawa General Hospital, 1971-1987; director, Lafayette Clinic, Detroit, 1989-1992; professor psychiatry and behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, since 1989. Consultant in psychiatry Ottawa General Hospital, Royal Ottawa Hospital, Children'sHosp. of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Windsor (Ontario) Western Hospital Center, Ottawa School Board. Z. Lebensohn lecturer Silbey Memorial Hospital Cosmos Club, Washington, 1991.

Achievements

• Gerald Jacob Sarwer-Foner has been listed as a noteworthy Physician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board Governors Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Montreal, 1966-1971. Life governor Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation. Consultant Protestant School Board, Westmount, Quebec, 1966-1971.

Advisor Committee on Health, City of Westmount, 1969-1971. Served lieutenant colonel Royal Canada A Medical Corps, 1949-1962. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal College Physicians and Surgeons (Canada, member special psychiatric committee 1958-1964, executive secretary test psychiatric committee 1987-1989), Royal College Psychiatry (Foundation fellow), American College Neuropsychopharmacology (charter, life), Canada College Neuropsychopharmacology (life, honorary foundation), International College Psychosomatic Medicine (secretary-general 1979-1983), International Psychoanalytical Association (member program committee 31st congress New York 1979), American Psychiatric Association (life.

Chair committee psychiatry and law 1975-1977), American Orthopsychiat. Association (life), American College Psychiatrists (board regents1978-1980, emeritus), American Psychopathol. Association, American College Psychoanalysts (president elect 1983, president 1984-1985, Henry Laughlin award 1986), American College Mental Health Administration (life), Benjamin Rush Society (founding member, councillor), World Psychiatric Association (chair Science program VI World Congress 1974, vice president section on education since 1989, member international advising committee 9th World Congress Rio de Janeiro 1993, member nominating committee, member organizing committee science program committee X World Congress in Madrid 1996), Canada Psychiatric Association (life, board directors 1958-1962, founder, chair committee and sect.psychotherapy 1962-1964), Collegium International Neuropsychopharmacology;member American Academy Psychiatry and the Law (senior, president 1977, Silver Appleaward), Society Bio.

Psychiatry (senior, H. Azina Memorial lecturer 1963, president 1983-1984), Canada Psychoanalytic Society (president 1977-1981, George N. Thompson award 1997), Canada Association professors of Psychiatry (president 1976-1977, 82-86), American Association for Social Psychiatry (vice president 1987-1989, president elect 1990, president 1992-1994), Michigan Psychoanalytic Society, Cosmos Club, Royal Canada Military Institute Club.

Connections

Married Ethel Sheinfeld, May 28, 1950. Children: Michael, Gladys, Janice, Henry, Brian.

Father:

Michael Sarwer-F.

Mother:

Ronia (Caplan) Sarwer-F.

Spouse:

Ethel Sheinfeld

child:

Henry Sarwer-Foner

child:

Janice Sarwer-Foner

child:

Michael Sarwer-Foner

child:

Brian Sarwer-Foner

child:

Gladys Sarwer-Foner