Background
Gerry was born on October 18, 1947, in London, United Kingdom. Son of Bernard Louis and Olga (Bjelinki) Leisman.
Gerry was born on October 18, 1947, in London, United Kingdom. Son of Bernard Louis and Olga (Bjelinki) Leisman.
Bachelor of Arts, Queens College of the City Univ. of NY, 1967.
Master of Science, U. Manchester, United Kingdom, 1970.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, U. Manchester, United Kingdom, 1972.
Doctor of Philosophy, Union University, 1979.
Doctor of Medicine, U. Compl. Medicine, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1990.
2017- Faculty of Health Sciences and the Research Authority, University of Haifa, Mt. Carmel, Haifa, Full Professor & Research Fellow.
2011- National Institute for Brain & Rehabilitation Sciences, Nazareth, Israel, Director.
2011- Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de la Habana Facultad Manuel Fajardo, Havana, Cuba Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery Profesor de Neurología Restaurativa.
2004- National Institute for Brain & Rehabilitation Science-Gilbert, AZ, USA Scientific Director.
2012-2016 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Biomechanics Lab., ORT-Braude College of Engineering Karmiel, Israel, Full Professor, Neuro and Rehabilitation Sciences.
2005-2009 Leeds Metropolitan University Leeds, UK Full Professor, Developmental Neuropsychology & Rehabilitation Sciences, Director, M.S./Ph.D. program in Rehabilitation Neuroscience jointly with Touro University (Retired, October 2009).
2005-2010 University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel Professor Cognitive Neuroscience (Nilveh).
1991–2009 Touro University Bay Shore, NY (on leave between 2000-2003).
[1991-2009] Full Professor of Developmental Neuropsychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, and Director, Clinical Rehabilitation Neuroscience Ph.D. program with Leeds Met. Univ.
1994-2001 Associate Dean of Graduate Studies & New Program Development, School of Health Science
2000-2003 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Cognitive Science Troy, NY Visiting Full Professor of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience and Human Factors.
1986-1990 NY Institute of Technology-Old Westbury, NY Dean for Research, & Research Full Professor of Neurosciences & Biomedical Engineering.
1981-1986 Child Study Unit Children’s Hospital, Harvard University School of Medicine Boston, MA Research Fellow.
1979-1980 Max Plank Institute and the University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands Distinguished Visiting Scholar, funded by the Dutch Organization for Pure Scientific Research (Z.W.O.).
1976-1977 University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy (Sep-Dec) Visiting Scholar.
1972-1982 City University of New York & College of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ & Eye Institute of NJ-Newark
Associate Professor, Psychology (Queens College-CUNY).
[1972-1974] Associate Professor, Health Sci. (Brklyn. College-CUNY).
[1974-1979] Adjunct Associate Professor, Psychiatry, Neurology, & Ophthalmology & Director of Human Factors Laboratory.
Fellow Association for Psychological Science, New York Academy Science, Senior Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Senior Member, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Neuropsychological Society, Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, National Academy Neuropsychology, International Association of Functional Neurology and Rehabilitation
Married Naomi Esther Leisman, September 5, 1968 (divorced January 1987). Married Yael Moshe Leisman 20 July 1997; Children: Yael M., Akiba J., Daniel E., Michelle Z., Amit.