Javier Ignacio Escobar

Background

Escobar, Javier Ignacio was born on July 26, 1943 in Medellin, Colombia. Son of Ignacio and Ines (Soto) Escobar. came to the United States, 1969.

Education

Bachelor of Science, San Ignacio de Loyola, Medellin, 1960; Doctor of Medicine, U. Antioquia, Medellin, 1967; M Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, 1973.

Career

Resident in psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1969-1973; assistant professor department psychiatry, University of Minnesota, 1973-1976; professor, vice-department chairman psychiatry, U. Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, since 1986; professor, acting department chairman psychiatry, U. Connecticut School Medicine, Farmington, 1992-1994; professor, department chairman psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey, since 1994. Adjunct Professor Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, since 1995. Associate professor departments pharmacology, psychiatry, U. Tennessee, Memphis, 1976-1979.

Associate professor department psychiatry, University of California at Los Angeles, 1979-1985, professor, 1985-1986. Chief, VA Neighborhood Clinic, Los Angeles, 1979-1982, Clinical Research Center at Brentwood Veterans Administration Hospital., Los Angeles, 1984-1986. Member of advisory commission on psychiatric drugs, Food and Drug Administration, Washington, 1989-1995;member National Institute of Mental Health Research Committee, Washington, 1989-1993.

Member technical advisory group, VA, Washington, 1987-1989.

Achievements

• Javier Ignacio Escobar has been listed as a noteworthy Psychiatrist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Psychiatric Association, American Association Social Psychiatry, American College Psychiatry.

Interests

• Avocations: running, bicycling.

Connections

Married Luz M. Zapata, July 7, 1967. Children: Javier I. Junior, Linda.

Father:

Ignacio Escobar

Mother:

Ines (Soto) Escobar

Spouse:

Luz M. Zapata

child:

Javier I. Junior Escobar

child:

Linda Escobar