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Lefer, Jay was born on June 4, 1930 in New York City. Son of Ben-Zion and Gertrude (Silbermann) Lefer.
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Jay Lefer, American Psychiatrist. Diplomate, American Board Psychiatry and Neurology. Recipient Gralnick Foundation award in psychoanalysis, 1971. Captain Medical Corps, United States Army, 1957-1959, Korea. Member Society Liaison Psychiatry (president 1978-1979, founding member), New York Academy of Medicine, American College Psychoanalysts.
Education
AB, Columbia University, 1950; Doctor of Medicine, U. Lausanne, Switzerland, 1955.
Career
Intern, French Hospital, New York City, 1955-1957; unit chief, Hillside Hospital, New York City, 1959-1960; chief resident, Yale Medical School, New Haven, 1960-1962; private practice, New York City, since 1962. Clinical professor New York Medical College, New York City, 1992.
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Membership
Captain Medical Corps, United States Army, 1957-1959, Korea. Member Society Liaison Psychiatry (president 1978-1979, founding member), New York Academy of Medicine, American College Psychoanalysts.
Connections
Married Anne Griffin, July 26, 1968. Children: David Gerard, Theodore Benedict.
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American