Joseph Mendels

Background

Mendels, Joseph was born on October 29, 1937 in Cape Town, South Africa. Son of Max and Lily (Turecki) Mendels. came to the United States, l964.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, BChir, U. Cape Town, l960; Doctor of Medicine, U. Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, l965.

Career

Assistant professor, associate professor psychiatry and pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, l967-73; professor, University of Pennsylvania and Veterans Administration Hospital., Philadelphia, l973-80; medical director, Fairmount Institute, Philadelphia, l980-8l; professor psychiatry and human behavior, Thomas Jefferson Medical Center, since 1985; medical director, Medical Institute, Philadelphia, 1981-1995; medical director, Therapeutics PC, Philadelphia, 1981-1998. Consultant National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, numerous pharmaceutical companies, since 1968. Lecturer to university and hospitals worldwide, since 1968.

Achievements

• Joseph Mendels has been listed as a noteworthy Psychiatrist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow International College Neuropsychopharmacology, American College Neuropsychopharmacology, American College Clinical Pharmacology. M C.

Connections

Married Ora Kark, January 22, 1960. Children: Gilla Avril, Charles Alan, David Ralph.

Father:

Max Mendels

Mother:

Lily (Turecki) Mendels

Spouse:

Ora Kark

child:

David Ralph Mendels

child:

Gilla Avril Mendels

child:

Charles Alan Mendels