Jay D. Amsterdam

Background

Amsterdam, Jay D. was born on February 10, 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Education

Bachelor, Syracuse University, 1970; Doctor of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, 1974.

Career

Intern in obstetrics-gynecology., Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, New York, 1974; resident in psychiatry, Thomas Jefferson U. Hospital, Philadelphia, 1974-1977; chief resident in psychiatry, Thomas Jefferson U. Hospital, Philadelphia, 1976-1977; senior resident psychiatric research service depression research unit, VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, 1977-1978; National Institute of Mental Health postdoctoral fellow in neuropsychopharmacology, VA Medical Center/University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, 1978-1979; assistant professor psychiatry, Thomas Jefferson U., Philadelphia, 1978-1983; adjunct associate professor psychiatry, Thomas Jefferson U., Philadelphia, 1983-1988; director depression research unit, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, since 1979; assistant professor psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1979-1986; associate professor psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1986-1992; professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1992. Member institutional review board commission on studies involving human beings University of Pennsylvania,1983-, human research ethics group project informed consent, 1996, mem.sch. administration county, 1996-1997, faculty senate Executive Committee, 1987-1988, university county,1987-1988, undergraduate admissions and finance aid, 1987-1990, university facilities committee, 1988-1989, student affairs committee, 1989-1991, university disability board, 1990-1993. Member student-faculty interaction committee University of Pennsylvania Hospital and Medical School, 1987-1989, continuing medical education lecture series, since 1986, ad hoc commission on organ transplantation, 1988, pharmacy and therapeutics committee, 1989-1993, invetigational drug task force, 1991-1992, member clinical services steering committee, 1985-1986, residency training committee, 1985-1986, research committee, 1985-1990, Sachar Research Award committee, since 1985, faculty grievance commission, since 1996.

Adjunct associate professor Wistar Institute Antomy, Philadelphia, since 1988. Member program planning committee IV World Congress Biological Psychiatry, Philadelphia, 1984-1985. Science advising committee 2nd International Conference on Viruses, Immunity and Mental Health, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1988.

Program director organizating. committee 1st International Conference on Refractory Depression, Philadelphia, 1988. Member organizating committee 2nd International Conference on refractory Depression, Amsterdam, 1990-1992. Program organizer and director 3rd International Conference on Refractory Depression, 1992, Napa Valley, California, 1995.

Member International Consensus Conference to Define Refractory Depression, since 1996. Visiting professor Medical Academy Science, Poznan, Poland, 1996. Principal or co-investigator 60 industry sponsored drug trials.

Visiting professor psychiatry Medical Academy Science, Poznan, Poland, 1996.

Achievements

• Jay D. Amsterdam has been listed as a noteworthy Psychiatrist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Psychiatric Association (advisor mood disorders work group for DSM-IV since 1989, Marie H. Eldredge award 1986), American Board Medical Psychotherapists. Member World Psychiatric Association (section on affective disorders since 1995), American Federation for Clinical Research, American Association History Medicine, International Society.Psychoneuroendocrinology, International Society for Investigation of Stress, Society Biological Psychiatry (membership committee 1988-1991), Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society, Philadelphia Psychiatric Society (executive county since 1985, chair clinical research resource committee since 1989).