John Earl Helzer

Background

Helzer, John Earl was born on November 21, 1941 in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. Son of John Josiah and Phyllis Gertrude (Fry) Helzer.

Education

Student, Chadron State College, Nebraska. Student, University Nebraska, 1963. Doctor of Medicine, University Utah, Salt Lake City, 1987.

Career

Rotating intern School of Medicine, Barnes and Allied Hospitals, Washington University, St. Louis, 1967-1968; resident in psychiatry School of Medicine, Barnes, Renard and Affiliated Hospitals, Washington University, St. Louis, 1968-1971; chief resident in psychiatry School of Medicine, Barnes, Renard and Affiliated Hospitals, Washington University, St. Louis, 1971-1972; assistant, trainee in psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, 1968-1971; psychiatric consultant, Georgia Regional State Psychiatric Hospital, Augusta, 1973-1974; assistant psychiatrist, Barnes and Affiliated Hospitals, St. Louis, 1974-1981; associate psychiatrist, Barnes and Affiliated Hospitals, St. Louis, 1981-1983; psychiatrist, Barnes and Affiliated Hospitals, St. Louis, 1981-1983; physician utilization review committee, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, 1976-1980; chief psychiatry, Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, Burlington, since 1989; part-time assistant professor psychiatry, Medical College Georgia, Augusta, 1972-1974; instructor School Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, 1974-1976; from assistant professor to associate professor, Washington University, St. Louis, 1976-1983; professor, Washington University, St. Louis, 1983-1989; professor, department chairman College Medicine, U. Vermont, Burlington, since 1989. Orginator, director psychiatric nurse practitioner training program Washington University School of Medicine, 1976-1979, director psychiatric residency training program, 1979-1985, director Barnes Hospital Psychiatric Consultation Svc./Washington University School Medicine, 1977-1979, director Barnes Hospital Psychiatric Inpatient Svc./Washington University School Medicine, 1981-1989. Psychiatric consultant Pastoral Counseling Centers of Augusta, 1972-1974, Lutheran Church Board for Foreign Missions, 1974-1979.

Consultant psychiatrist Malcolm Bliss Medical Health Center, St. Louis, 1974-1989. Vice-chairman substance abuse committee Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV, since 1988, consultant to post-traumatic stress disorder committee, since 1988, consultant to schizophrenia committee, since 1988.

Achievements

• John Earl Helzer has been listed as a noteworthy academic administrator, educator, psychiatrist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Major Medical corpus, United States army, 1972-1974. Fellow American Psychopathol. Association (chairman membership committee since 1984, councilor 1983-1984, president 1999-2000, archivist since 2000).

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Directors Psychiatric Residency Training, American Academy Psychiatrists in Alcoholism and Addictions (founder), Association European Psychiatrists, American Academy Clinical Psychiatrists, National Alliance for Mentally Ill (associate), Psychiatric Research Society, Royal College Psychiatrists (London affiliate), Eastern Missouri Psychiatric Society, Research Society on Alcoholism, Blue Key, Alpha Phi Sigma, Pi Kappa Delta.

Connections

Married Brigitte Ann Marie Kibler, December 16, 1972. Children: John Josiah, Paul Emile.

Father:

John Josiah Helzer

Mother:

Phyllis Gertrude (Fry) Helzer

Spouse:

Brigitte Ann Marie Kibler

child:

John Josiah Helzer

child:

Paul Emile Helzer