Harold Meryle Visotsky

Background

Visotsky, Harold Meryle was born on May 25, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph and Rose (Steinberg) Visotsky.

Education

Student, Herzl College, Chicago, 1943-1944; student, Baylor University, 1944-1945; student, Sorbonne, 1945-1946; Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1947; Doctor of Medicine magna cum laude, University of Illinois, 1951.

Career

Intern, Cincinnati General Hospital, 1951-1952; resident, University of Illinois, Illinois Research and Ednl. Hospital, also Neuropsychiat. Institute, Chicago, 1952-1955; assistant professor, University of Illinois College Medicine, 1957-1961; associate professor psychiatry, University of Illinois College Medicine, 1965-1969; director psychiatric residency training and education, University of Illinois College Medicine, 1955-1959; professor, department chairman psychiatry and behavioral science, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, 1969-1991; director Psychiatric Institute, department chairman psychiatry, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 1969-1991; director research and education development psychiatry and behavioral science, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, since 1994.

Polio respiratory center psychiatric consultant National Foundation Infantile Paralysis, University of Illinois, 1955-1959. Director mental health Chicago Board Health division mental health services, 1959-1963. Director Illinois Department Mental Health, 1962-1970.

Examiner American Board Psychiatry and Neurology, since 1964. Consultant Center Mental Health and Psychiatric Superior vena cava syndrome, American Hospital Association, since 1979. Member 1st United States mission on mental health to Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics State Department Mission, 1967.

Chairman task force V Joint Comm. on Mental Health of Children, 1967-1969. Member of advisory commission on community mental health service National Institute of Mental Health Center. Member professional advisory group American Health Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc.

Member of advisory committee Joint Commission Accreditation Hospitals, Council Psychiatric Facilities. Member special panel mental illness for board dirs.ACLU. Rector Lincoln Academy of Illinois Faculty Social Svc.

Member select committee psychiatric care and evaluation Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Member of faculty Practising Law Institute. Board overseers Spertus College Judaica, Chicago, 1978-1983.

Senior consultant World Health Organization-Mental Health Division, since 1995. Member of advisory county chair Illinois Dept Mental Health and Development Disabilities, since 1995. President Center for Transcultural Studies, since 1993.

Board directors Alberto Culver Corporation, also member compensation and nominating committees. Chairman of the Board Chicago Health Research Federation, since 1997.

Achievements

• Harold Meryle Visotsky has been listed as a noteworthy Psychiatrist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Erikson Institute Early Education, Illinois Hospital Association, Mental Health Law Project, Washington. Board directors Menninger Clinic, since 1997. Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1946.

Fellow American Orthopsychiat. Association (director vice president 1970-1971, president 1976-1977, Leadership in Community Health Programs award 1986), American Psychiatric Association (chairman council on mental health services 1967-1968, vice president 1973-1974, trustee 1973-1983, secretary 1981-1983, chairman council national affairs 1975-1978, chair internal program development component, committee on abuse of psychiatry and psychiatrists 1980-1984, chairman council international affairs 1984-1989, chair international program development component 1998, Administrative Psychiatry award 1985, Simon Bolivar award 1982, Special Presidential Commendation award 1988), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College Psychiatrists (charter, board regents 1976-1979, vice president 1980, president 1983-1984, E.B. Bowis award 1981, gold medal for contributions to psychiatry 1988), Chicago Institute Medicine, American College Mental Health Administrators (founding fellow). Member American Association Chairman Department Psychiatry, American Association Social Psychiatry (vice president 1976, president-elect 1987, president 1988-1990), Council Medical Specialty Societies, American Medical Association, Illinois Psychiatric Society (president 1965-1966), American College Psychoanalysis, Mental Health Law Project (board trustees 1973-1979), World Association Social Psychiatry (councilor, executive council since 1984), World Psychiatric Association (executive committee since 1985, secretary of meetings 1990-1996, council, 1996, council, review committee schizophrenia, honorary fellow), National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medical (commission to develop methods useful for VA in estimating physician needs since 1988, expert review panel to set priorities for mental health 1989), Chicago Consortium for Psychiatric Research (chairman, board directors since 1989), Benj Rush Society (president 1997-1999, Menninger board directors, corporation board directors, clinical board, executive council since 1998, vice chair), Pacific Rim College Psychiatrists, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Gladys Mavrich, December 18, 1955. Children: Jeffrey, Robin.

Father:

Joseph Visotsky

Mother:

Rose (Steinberg) Visotsky

Spouse:

Gladys Mavrich

child:

Robin Visotsky

child:

Jeffrey Visotsky