Background
Serota, Herman Michael was born on May 1, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Hermon and Hannah (Pouhl) Serota.
educator psychiatrist Psychoanalyst
Serota, Herman Michael was born on May 1, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Hermon and Hannah (Pouhl) Serota.
Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1934; Doctor of Medicine, University of Chicago, 1938; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1939.
Intern, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, 1938-1939;
resident, University of Chicago Hospitals, 1939-1942;
practice medicine, specializing in psychiatry and psychoanalysis, Chicago, from 1942. Assistant to associate professor psychiatry Northwestern University Medical School, 1950-1956, distinguished lecturer, 1973-1974. Professorial lecturer University of Chicago, 1956-1974, senior attending psychiatrist Psychiatric and Psychosomatic Institute, 1966-1974.
Director liaison psychiatry, 1950-1956. Member of staff, training, supervising analystInst. for Psychoanalysis, Chicago, 1956-1974. Training and supervising psychoanalyst San Diego Psychoanalytic Institute, La Jolla, California, from 1974;clinical professor psychiatry University of California at San Diego, from 1974.
Attending psychiatrist University Hospital, San Diego.
Life member The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago. Associate life member Field Museum Natural History. Captain Military Cross, Australia, 1942-1946.
Fellow American Psychiatric Association (life), American Association for the Advancement of Science (life, Chairman of Commission on liaison). Member American Psychoanalytic Association (councillor-at-large 1971-1975, 76-80), Chicago Psychoanalytic Society (president 1965-1966), American Electroencephalogram Association (charter), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Hermia Sunshine, 1957.