Background
Pirofsky, Harvey was born on November 13, 1920 in New York City. Son of Samuel and Esther (Wolpin) Pirofsky.
Pirofsky, Harvey was born on November 13, 1920 in New York City. Son of Samuel and Esther (Wolpin) Pirofsky.
Bachelor of Science, City College of New York. Doctor of Medicine, University Geneva.
Intern, Kings County Medical Center, Brooklyn, 1955; resident in psychiatry, Kings County Medical Center, Brooklyn, 1956-1959; senior psychiatrist, Agnew (California) Eastern State Hospital private practice, California Mental Research, Palo Alto, 1961-1994; associate clinical professor, Stanford (California) Medical Center, 1964-1994; associate professor emeritus, Stanford (California) Medical Center, since 1994.
With United States Navy, 1944-1946. Fellow American Psychological Association (life).
Married Florence Pirofski, March 30, 1950. Children: Liise Anne, Kira.