Norman Sher

Background

Sher, Norman was born on January 21, 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Education

Bachelor, Swarthmore College, 1952; Doctor of Medicine, University of Chicago, 1956.

Career

Intern, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, 1955-1957; resident in psychiatry, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, 1957-1958; senior psychiatrist, Manhattan Eastern State Hospital, New York City, 1960-1962; fellow in child psychiatry, Brooklyn Psychiatric Centers, 1962-1964; director child psychiatry, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, 1964-1968; director child psychiatric training, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, 1968-1978; director general psychiatric training, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, 1972-1982; medical director, Bensonhurst Mental Health Center, Brooklyn, 1982-1986; private practice psychiatry and child psychiatry, Brooklyn, since 1964. President medical staff Maimonides Medical Center, 1979-1980. Clinical associate professor State University of New York Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn, since 1966.

Achievements

• Norman Sher has been listed as a noteworthy Psychiatrist, child psychiatrist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of advisory board Zero Population Growth, Washington, since 1986. Captain Medical Corps United States Army, 1958-1960. Fellow American Psychiatric Society, American Academy Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Orthopsychiat.

Society, Brooklyn Psychiatric Society.

Connections

Son of Max and Emma (Friedman) S. Widowed; children: Jonathan, Katherine.

Father:

Max Sher

Mother:

Emma (Friedman) Sher

child:

Jonathan Sher

child:

Katherine Sher