Levon Zakar Boyajian

Background

Boyajian, Levon Zakar was born on December 9, 1929 in New York City. Son of Apkar Zakar and Verkin (Nazarian) Boyajian.

Education

Bachelor, Columbia College, 1951. Master of Science, University Illinois, 1952. Doctor of Medicine, Yale University, 1956.

Career

Intern in medicine Maimonides Hospital, Brooklyn, 1956-1957. Resident in psychiatry Yale University School Medicine, 1957-1960. Assistant unit chief, then unit chief Hillside Hospital, Queens, New York, 1962—1964.

Clinical director, then acting director Lincoln Hospital Mental Health Services, Bronx, New York, 1964-1969. Director clinical services department psychiatry Catholic Medical Center Brooklyn and Queens, 1969-1971. Member faculty division community and social psychiatry Columbia University, New York City, 1971-1975.

Chairman department psychiatry St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey, 1975-1985, director Metropolitan Paterson Community Mental Health Center, 1977-1980. Acting medical director Mental Health Clinic of Ocean County, Toms River, 1985-1986. Acting medical director, staff psychiatrist Richard Hall Community Mental Health Center of Somerset County, Bridgewater, New Jersey, 1986—1988.

Staff psychiatrist Community Mental Health Center University Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, 1989-1991. Medical chief adult outpatient, department psychiatry Elizabeth (New Jersey) General Medical Center, 1991-1992. Director medical operations, clinical director Greystone Park (New Jersey) Psychiatric Hospital, 1993-1994.

Staff psychiatrist Community Centers for Mental Health, Inc., Englewood and Dumont, New Jersey, 1995-1997. Clinical associate professor psychiatry New Jersey Medical School, University Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, 1976-2001. Psychiatric consultant Altro Health and Rehabilitation Services, New York City, 1965-1971, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York City, 1986-1988, Prudential Life Insurance Company, Parsippany, New Jersey, 1988-1989.

Instructor department psychiatry Albert Einstein College Medicine, Yeshiva University, 1964-1966, assistant professor, 1966-1968, assistant clinical professor, 1968-1969. Assistant professor clinical psychiatry, Columbia University, 1971-1977. Associate attending, attending psychiatrist Lincoln Hospital, 1964-1969, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, 1971-1977.

Associate attending psychiatrist Catholic Medical Center Brooklyn and Queens, 1969-1971. Chairman department psychiatry St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Paterson, 1975-1985. Presenter, panelist, speaker, moderator in field.

Lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1960-1962.

Achievements

• Levon Zakar Boyajian has been listed as a noteworthy psychiatrist, administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Hayots Badeevuh : Reminiscences of Armenian Life in New York City

Membership

Fellow: North Jersey Psychiatric Association (council 1982-1983, correspondent secretary 1983-1986), New Jersey Hospital Association (task force on patients discharged from state mental hospitals 1978, mental health committee 1978-1984, co-chairman 1984-1985), New Jersey Psychiatric Association (district branch committee on psychiatric units of general hospitals 1982-1985), New York Society Clinical Psychiatry (New York County district branch committee on psychiatry and community 1973-1975), American Psychiatric Association (associate examiner 1972-1973, commission on certification in administrative psychiatry 1974-1979, associate examiner 1980, 1982, task force on prospective payment clinical advisory group 1984, task force on continuing education in administration for psychiatrists, committee on certification in administrative psychiatry, distinguished life fellow).

Connections

Married Gloria Zabel Hogrogian, June 2, 1956. Children: Liza Lee, Zachary Levon.

Father:

Apkar Zakar Boyajian

Mother:

Verkin (Nazarian) Boyajian

Spouse:

Gloria Zabel Hogrogian

child:

Liza Lee Boyajian

child:

Zachary Levon Boyajian