Irwin Feinberg

Background

Feinberg, Irwin was born on June 11, 1928 in Brooklyn. Son of Harry and Fanny (Liebowitz) Feinberg.

Education

Bachelor, Brooklyn College, 1945; Master of Arts, Swarthmore College, 1951; Doctor of Medicine, New York University, 1955.

Career

Research psychiatrist, National Institute Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1957-1964; from assistant professor to professor, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, 1964-1969; professor psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, 1969-1979, 80-85; vice department chairman psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, 1969-1979; professor psychiatry, New York University, 1979-1980; professor psychiatry, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1985-1988; director research and professor department psychiatry, University of California, Davis, since 1988; director psychiatric training and research, VA, Martinez, California, since 1988. Chief psychiatry service VA Medical Center, San Francisco, 1969-1979, psychiatrist, 1980-1985, associate chief psychiatry for research, Northport, New York, since 1985.

Achievements

• Irwin Feinberg has been listed as a noteworthy Psychiatrist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Neuroscience cluster President' biomedical Panel, Washington, 1975-1976. Member marijauna steering committee Institute Medicine, Washington, 1980-1981. National board directors American Civil Liberties Union, New York City, 1969-1979.

Served to senior surgeon United States Public Health Service, 1957-1964. Member Society for Neuroscis. (chairman social issues committee 1976-1979).

Interests

• Avocation: sailing.

Connections

Married Janet Carol Swasey, December 31, 1976. Children: Noah, Gabriel.

Father:

Harry Feinberg

Mother:

Fanny (Liebowitz) Feinberg

Spouse:

Janet Carol Swasey

child:

Gabriel Feinberg

child:

Noah Feinberg