Background
Tardiff, Kenneth Joseph was born on October 20, 1944 in New Orleans.
Tardiff, Kenneth Joseph was born on October 20, 1944 in New Orleans.
Doctor of Medicine with Honors, Tulane Medical School, 1969; Master in Public Health, Harvard University, 1973.
Resident in psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1970-1973; assistant professor psychiatry, U. British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 1973-1975; associate professor psychiatry, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York, 1975-1981; associate dean, Cornell Medical College, New York City, 1981-1987; associate professor psychiatry public health, Cornell Medical College, New York City, 1981-1990; professor psychiatry public health, Cornell Medical College, since 1990; associate medical director, Payne Whitney Clinic, New York City, since 1988. Consultant to institutions and lawyers on violence and suicide.
Chairman American Psychiatric Association Task Force on Seclusion and Restraint, Washington, 1981-1985, Task Force on Clinician Safety, since 1989. Fellow American Psychiatric Association, New York Academy of Medicine. Member Association American Medical College, American Academy Psychiatry and Law, Association Academy Psychiatry.
