Joseph Jerome Geller

Background

Geller, Joseph Jerome was born on February 19, 1917 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. Son of Samuel A. and Sarah (Zabriskie) Geller.

Education

Standard Chartered Bank in Biology, Rutgers University, 1937. Doctor of Medicine, New York University, 1941.

Career

Intern, Elizabeth (New Jersey) General Hospital, 1941-1942; resident, Control Islip Eastern State Hospital and New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1948-1950; psychoanalytic training, William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, New York City, 1946-1951; faculty, William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, New York City, 1951-1980; preceptor in psychiatry, St. Vincent's Hospital & Medical Center, New York City, 1964-1980; director in-patient psychiatry, Jersey City Medical Center, 1984-1986; clinical psychiatrist, Greystone Park (New Jersey) Psychiatric Hospital, 1986-1988; medical director, West Bergen Mental Health Center, Ridgewood, 1988-1996; private practice, Raleigh, North Carolina, since 1996.

Achievements

• Joseph Jerome Geller has been listed as a noteworthy Psychiatrist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Major United States Army, 1942-1946. Fellow American Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association, American Academy Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Association on Mental Retardation, American Group Psychotherapy Association, American Academy of Psychoanalysis.

Connections

Married Janice G. Clack, February 28, 1938. Children: Robert, Anne, Elizabeth.