Background
Cohn, Jess Victor was born on January 1, 1908 in Cincinnati. Son of Samuel L. and Hannah (Pritz) Cohn.
Cohn, Jess Victor was born on January 1, 1908 in Cincinnati. Son of Samuel L. and Hannah (Pritz) Cohn.
Doctor of Medicine, University Cincinnati, 1933.
Rotating intern, Cincinnati General Hospital, 1933;
resident psychiatry, Cincinnati General Hospital, 1934;
resident neurology, Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1935;
president neuro-psychiatric department, Broward General Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1961;
member active staff, Broward General Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1955-1963;
consultant psychiatry, Memorial Hospital, Hollywood, Florida, 1957-1963;
consultant psychiatry, Mount Sinai Hospital, Miami Beach, Florida, 1956-1963;
member active staff, North Broward Provident Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, 1956-1963;
member active staff, Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, 1957-1963;
member active staff, Fort Lauderdale Beach Hospital, 1957-1963;
member active staff, Boca Raton (Florida) Community Hospital, 1969-1988;
emeritus chief division psychiatry, Boca Raton (Florida) Community Hospital
consultant psychiatry, Social Security Administration, 1963-1969, 69-;
consultant psychiatry, Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, 1964-1969;
consultant psychiatry, Carroll County General Hospital, 1965-1969;
consultant psychiatry, Jerusalem Mental Health Center, 1973;
assistant superintendent, Central Eastern State Hospital, Indianapolis, 1948-1950;
instructor neuro-psychiatry, Indiana U. Medical School, 1948-1950;
director clerkship in applied practical psychology, Butler U., 1949-1950;
superintendent, Embreevill (Pennsylvania) Eastern State Hospital, 1950-1955;
associate psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, 1952-1955;
associate psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Medical School (Graduate School Medicine), 1952-1955;
assistant professor psychiatry, U. Miami, 1957;
superintendent, Springfield Eastern State Hospital, Sykesville, Maryland., 1963-1969;
assistant professor psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Medical School, 1963-1969;
psychiatrist, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1963-1969;
member of faculty, U. Maryland. Med School, 1963-1969;
clinical professor psychiatry, U. Miami (Florida) School Medicine, since 1979;
psychiatrist, University Hospital, 1963-1969. Regional director mental health for Western Maryland.
Founding member, chairman medical.adv. committee Mental Health Association S.E. Florida, 1944-1948. Chairman Florida commission International Congress Mental Health, 1948.
Fellow American College of Physicians, American Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association (life, examining board administrative psychiatry). Member Association Medical Superintendents Mental Hospitals, American Association Psychiatric Administrators (editor emeritus newsletter, journal.), Southern Psychiatric Association, Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society, Philadelphia Psychiatric Society (chairman program committee), Medical Chirurgical Faculty Maryland, Broward County Medical Association (chairman medical advisory committee to mental health clinic), Broward County Neuropsychiat. Association (founding member, 1st president), Florida Psychiatric Society, Delaware Valley Group Psychotherapy Society 9founding member, chairman program committee, member executive committee), American Academy Psychotherapists, Eastern Psychoanalytic Association, American College Psychiatrists, American College Physicians.
Married Norma J. Hana, September 7, 1947. Children: Jess Victor Junior, William S., James D.