Background
Kolansky, Harold was born on August 15, 1924 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Abe and Miriam (Raker) Kolansky.
physician psychiatrist Psychoanalyst psychotherapist
Kolansky, Harold was born on August 15, 1924 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Abe and Miriam (Raker) Kolansky.
Student, University Scranton, 1942-1944; Doctor of Medicine cum laude, Georgetown University, 1948.
Rotating intern, Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, 1948-1949;
resident, Coatesville (Pennsylvania) Veterans Administration Hospital. and Deans' Committee Program, Philadelphia, 1949-1952;
practice medicine specializing in psychiatry and psychoanalysis, Philadelphia, since 1952;
practice medicine specializing in psychiatry and psychoanalysis, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, since 1959;
clinical associate professor psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School Medicine, 1972-1977;
clinical professor, University of Pennsylvania School Medicine, 1977, 91-;
member steering committee Psychoanalytic Cluster, University of Pennsylvania School Medicine, since 1991;
chair steerimg committee Psychoanalytic Cluster, University of Pennsylvania School Medicine, since 1997;
professor psychiatry and human behavior, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson U., Philadelphia, 1977-1991;
director section child and adolescent psychoanalysis, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson U., Philadelphia, 1980-1990;
director section psychoanalysis, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson U., Philadelphia, 1982-1990. Member psychiatry staff Albert Einstein Medical Center, 1952-1969, 82-, senior attending, since 1983, director division child psychiatry, 1955-1969, acting department chairman psychiatry, 1968-1969, director child psychiatry fellowship, 1960-1969, director center for psychoanalysis, since 1991, member Executive Committee, training committee and curriculum committee, since 1991. Member of faculty Institute Philadelphia Association Psychoanalysis, since 1960, chairman administrative board, 1966-1969, director division childrn and adolescent psychoanalysis, 1975-1984, training and supervisory analyst, since 1976, chairman training analyst committee, 1982-1983, 93-94, 95-96, chairman curriculum committee, 1982-1988, director consultation and evaluation division, 1988-1989, member educational committee, 1989-1994, member educational committee, vice chairman, 1997, member educational committee,1997-, vice-chairman, since 1997, chairman faculty committee, since 1997, chairman, liaison committee medical education, since 1994.
Member of staff psychiatry Philadelphia Psychiatric Center, 1952-1981. President Regional Council Child Psychiatry, Pennsylvania, S.E. New Jersey, Delaware, 1967-1968, 72-73, chairman of the executive committee, 1970-1973. Chairman medical board Eastern State school and Hospital, Trevose, Pennsylvania, 1966-1969.
Assistant professor psychiatry Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital, Philadelphia, 1952-1960. Member Pennsylvania Task Force on Mental Health Children, 1971-1974. Visiting professor psychiatry U. P.R. School Medicine, since 1982.
Member steering committee psychoanalytic cluster University of Pennsylvania School Medical, since 1991, chairman, since 1997.
Captain Medical corpus, United States army, 1950-1951, Korea, coordinator child psychiatric Childrens Hospital Philadelphia, 2006, member graduate medical education committee Department Adjunct Property Childrens Hospital Phila, 2010. Fellow: Philadelphia College Physicians, American Academy Child Psychiatry (chairman committee continuing medical education 1974-1982, councillor, citation for developing continuing medical education program 1976), American Psychiatric Association. Member: American Medical Association, Philadelphia County Medical Society, Pennsylvania Medical Society, American Psychoanalytic Association (executive counselor 1969-1973, 1977-1982, fellow board professional standards 1983-1989, 1992-1998, member committee on child and adolescent analysis 1984-1990, since 1999, acting fellow board on professional standards 1989, member university and medical education committee 1995—2000, budget and finance committee 1996-1998, all executive counselor 1999—2001, Edith Sabshin Teaching award 2000), International Psychoanalytic Association, Philadelphia Psychiatric Society (Psychiatric Educator award 2002), Association Child Psychoanalysis, Philadelphia Association Psychoanalysis (board directors 1984-1986, president 1984-1986, Gersld Pearson prize award 1960).
Married Elsa Harwitz, June 8, 1948. Children: Jeffrey, Betta, Daniel.