James Lester Meyerhoff

Background

Meyerhoff, James Lester was born on December 12, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Lester Bacharach and Natalie Hatch (Rosenberg) Meyerhoff.

Education

Bachelor, University of Pennsylvania, 1962; Doctor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1966.

Career

Intern, Misericordia Hospital, Philadelphia, 1966-1967; resident, University of Chicago Hospital, 1967-1970; postdoctoral fellow, Johns Hopkins University, 1970-1971; research associate, Walter Reed Army Institute Research and Medical Center, Washington, 1971-1972; head neurochemsitry section, Walter Reed Army Institute Research and Medical Center, Washington, 1972-1974; chief department neuroendorcinology, Walter Reed Army Institute Research and Medical Center, Washington, 1974-1976; chief neuroendocrinology and neurochemistry board, Walter Reed Army Institute Research and Medical Center, Washington, since 1976. Research professor psychiatry Uniformed Superior vena cava syndrome U. Health Sciences, 1978, 96, research professor neurology, 1996. Clinical associate professor psychiatry Georgetown University, 1977.

Achievements

• James Lester Meyerhoff has been listed as a noteworthy Medical researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Major Medical Corps, United States Army, 1969-1972. Fellow APA, Academy Behavioral Medicine. Member American Psychosomatic Society, Society for Neurosci.

Connections

Father:

Lester Bacharach Meyerhoff

Mother:

Natalie Hatch (Rosenberg) Meyerhoff