Background
Renner, John Arthur was born on October 8, 1938 in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. Son of John Arthur and Margaret (Hartman) Renner.
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John Arthur Renner
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Bachelor, Yale University, 1960; Doctor of Medicine, Case-Western Reserve, 1964.
Career
Medical intern, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, 1964-1965;
psychiatric resident, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, 1965-1968;
director alcohol and drug program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1970-1976;
director city drug program, Department Health and Hospitals, Boston, 1976-1979;
chief alcohol program, VA Outpatient Clinic, Boston, 1979-1988;
assistant chief psychiatry service, VA Outpatient Clinic, Boston, 1988-1994;
chief substance abuse treatment program, VA Outpatient Clinic, Boston, since 1988;
associate chief psychiatry service, since 1994. Clinical instructor in psychiatry Harvard Medical School, Boston, since 1976. Associate professor psychiatry Boston University School Medicine, since 1976.
Assistant clinical professor psychiatry Tufts U. School Medicine, Boston, since 1986. Training faculty division onaddictions Harvard Medical School, since 1987.
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Membership
Board of directors Project Turnabout, Inc., Hingham, Massachusetts, 1970-1992, Spectrum Addiction Superior vena cava syndrome, Worcester, Massachusetts, since 1992. Acting chairman Drug Rehabilitation Advisory Board, Commonwealth Massachusetts, 1978-1979. Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1968-1970, Vietnam.
Fellow APA; member Massachusetts Psychiatric Association (chairman addictions committee since 1990), American Academy Health (secretary board of trustees since 1989).
