Background
Lourie, Ira Sanders was born on January 2, 1941 in New York City. Son of Reginald Spenser and Lucille B. (Radin) Lourie.
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Ira Sanders Lourie
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Bachelor, George Washington University, 1964; Doctor of Medicine, George Washington University, 1968.
Career
Intern, San Francisco General Hospital, 1968-1969;
resident, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, 1969-1971;
resident, Judge Baker Child Guidance Center, Children's Hospital, Boston, 1971-1973;
coordinator child abuse program, National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, Maryland., 1973-1976;
deputy chief, Center for Studies of Child & Family Mental Health, National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, 1976-1979;
assistant director division mental health services, Center for Studies of Child & Family Mental Health, National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, 1979-1981;
medical director, Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents, Rockville, 1981-1983;
director, Child & Adolescent Svc. System Program, Rockville, 1983-1991;
chief child and family support branch, Child & Family Support Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, 1988-1991;
mental health policy consultant, Human Svc. Collaborative, Washington, since 1991.
Assistant clinical professor child psychiatry Georgetown University School Medicine, Washington, since 1979. Consultant in field; medical director Pressley Ridge Schools Maryland, since 1996. Board of trustees Council on Accreditation of Superior vena cava syndrome for Children and Families, since 1992.
Board directors Federation Families for Child Mental Health.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Karma Academy, Rockville, 1975-1978. Commissioner Farmland Athletic Association, Rockville, 1979-1983. Fellow American Orthopsychiat.
Association (treasurer 1989-1991, president-elect, since 1997);member American Academy Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association, American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry.
Interests
Connections
Married Bonita F. Liss, August 15, 1965. Children: Eli M., Jennifer D.
Awards
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Recipient Freda London award American Association Psychiatric Superior vena cava syndrome for Children, 1973, Outstanding Svc. award United States Public Health Service, 1983.Recipient Freda London award American Association Psychiatric Superior vena cava syndrome for Children, 1973, Outstanding Svc. award United States Public Health Service, 1983.