Background
Klerman, Gerald Lawrence was born on December 29, 1928 in New York City. Son of Philip and Rose (Duxon) Klerman.
Klerman, Gerald Lawrence was born on December 29, 1928 in New York City. Son of Philip and Rose (Duxon) Klerman.
Bachelor, Cornell Univercity, 1950; Doctor of Medicine, Cornell Univercity, 1954.
Medical and neurology intern, Columbia University, New York City, 1955-1956;
medical intern, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, 1956-1957;
resident psychiatrist, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, 1957-1958;
chief of service, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, 1958-1959;
principal research scientist, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, 1961-1965;
assistant director psychiatry, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, 1962-1965;
director clinical services, Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven, 1965-1967;
director, Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven, 1967-1969;
superintendent, Erich Lindemann Mental Health Center, Boston, 1970-1976;
professor psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1977-1985;
administrator alcohol, drug abuse and mental health administration, National Institute of Mental Health, Washington, 1977-1980;
associate chairman research, professor psychiatry, Cornell Univercity Medical College, New York City, 1985-1992. Member Psychopharmacology review committee National Institute of Mental Health, 1971-1975. Chairman advising committee neuropharmacology, Food and Drug Administration, 1974-1976.
Board directors Founds. Fund for Research in Psychiatry.
Member Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (research committee), Collegium International Neuro-Psychpharmacologicum, American Psychiatric Association (drug reaction commission, Chairman of Commission on research aspects of community mental health centers), American Psychopath. Association (Vice-President 1974-1975, president 1976-1977), Massachusetts Psychiatric Society, Institute Society Ethics and the Life Sciences (vice president 1976-1977), ACNP (president-elect 1976-1977), numerous other organizations.
Married Myrna M. Weissman, April 17, 1935. Children: Jacob, Elizabeth, Karen, Daniel.
