Background
Levy, Harold James was born on February 15, 1925 in Buffalo. Son of Sidney Harold and Evelyn (Sperling) Levy.
Levy, Harold James was born on February 15, 1925 in Buffalo. Son of Sidney Harold and Evelyn (Sperling) Levy.
Doctor of Medicine, U. Buffalo, 1946.
Intern, Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, 1946-1947;
assistant resident in psychiatry, Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, 1947-1948;
assistant chief psychiatry, Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, 1953-1958;
attending psychiatrist, Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, 1957-1990;
consultant psychiatrist, Erie County Medical Center, since 1990;
fellow in psychosomatic medicine, Medical School U. Buffalo, Erie County Medical Center, 1950-1953;
psychiatrist, Buffalo, since 1950;
member courtesy staff, Millard Fillmore Hospital, 1957;
clinical assistant, Millard Fillmore Hospital, 1958;
assistant attending physician, Millard Fillmore Hospital, 1959-1963;
associate attending physician, Millard Fillmore Hospital, 1963-1964;
attending physician, Millard Fillmore Hospital, 1964-1990;
department chairman psychiatry, Millard Fillmore Hospital, 1968-1990;
consultant, Millard Fillmore Hospital, since 1990. Attending psychiatrist BryLin Psychiatric Hospital (formerly Linwood Bryant Hospital), Buffalo, since 1955, clinical director psychiatry, 1966-1991. Staff psychiatrist Psychiatric Clinic, Family Court Erie County, New York, 1959-1963, psychiatric director clinic, 1963-1980.
Member courtesy staff in psychiatry St. Joseph's Intercommunity Hospital, Buffalo, 1969-1971, consultant in psychiatry, since 1971. Consultant in psychiatry St. Francis Hospital, 1972-1991, Sisters of Charity Hospital, since 1985. Assistant in psychiatry Medical School State University of New York, Buffalo, 1950-1952, instructor 1952-1955, associate 1955-1970, clinical assistant professor 1970-1986, clinical associate professor, since 1986.
Member psychiatric staff Rosa Coplon Jewish Home and Infirmary, 1957-1972, department chairman psychiatry, 1969-1972. Staff psychiatrist Chronic Disease Research Institute, section on alcoholism Medical School State University of New York, Buffalo, 1950-1953. Psychiatric consultant Dent Clinic Foundation Millard Fillmore Hospital, since 1967, Lafayette General Hospital, Buffalo, 1973-1985.
President Lemezo Enterprises Inc., Buffalo, 1970, Sanricken Enterprises Inc., Buffalo, since 1970. Member Executive Committee Blue Shield Western New York. Treasurer LKLWL Properties., since 1998.
Served to captain Military Cross, Australia, 1948-1950. Fellow American Psychiatric Association (life, president Western New York district branch 1969-1970), American Society Psychoanalytic Physicians, American Society Advancement Electrotherapy. Member American Medical Association, Israel Medical assosiation, New York State Medical Society, Erie County Medical Society (Chairman of Commission on mental health, economics committee, publication committee forbull.
1959-1978), Buffalo Academy Medicine, Maimonides Medical Society (president 1968-1969), New York State Society Medical Research, Western New York Neuropsychiat. Society (president-elect 1965-1966), Western New York Psychiatric Association (president 1974-1975), General Alumni Association State University of New York, Buffalo (treasurer Executive Board 1967-1969, numerousoffices), State University of New York-Buffalo School Medicine Alumni Association (past president, numerous offices), Medical Students' Aid Society (past national president, Chairman, Board Of Directors 1990-1992), B'nai B'rith (Executive Committee Anti Defamation League), CherryHill Colf and Country Club, Alpha Omega Alpha, Phi Lambda Kappa (national director, past national vice president, past national president, Chairman, Board Of Directors 1990-1992), Beta Sigma Rho.
Married Arlyne Adelstein, July 3, 1958. Children: Sanford Harvey, Richard Alan, Kenneth Lee.