Background
Straker, Norman Lewis was born on January 26, 1941 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Manuel and Sybil Straker.
Straker, Norman Lewis was born on January 26, 1941 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Manuel and Sybil Straker.
Bachelor, McGill University, Montreal, 1962; Doctor of Medicine, McGill University, 1966; postgraduate, Mount Sinai School Medicine, 1967-1971; postgraduate, New York Psychoanalytic Institute, 1976.
Intern, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, 1967;
resident in adult and child psychiatry, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1967-1971;
research fellow in psychosomatic medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1972;
private practice psychiatry, New York City. Clinical associate professor Cornell College Medicine, 1981-1995. Associate attending psychiatrist New York Hospital, 1982-1995.
Psychiatrist Memorial Hospital, 1981-1989, consultant, 1992-1995. Consultant Memorial Sloan-Kettering, 192-95. Adjunct lecturer Mount Sinai School Medicine.
Member of faculty New York Psychoanalytic Society, 1993-1995.
Fellow American Psychiatric Association (New York district branch, commission on continuing education 1978-1982, task force on district branch office space 1984-1987, task force on sexual contact in treatment 1988-1990, commission on psychoanalytic liaison 1985-1988, program committee 1989-1994), New York Academy of Medicine. Member American Academy Psychosomatic Medicine, American Psychoanalytic assosiation, New York Psychoanalytic Society, New York Psychoanalytic Institute (trustee 1982-1988, chair membership com.1982-1986, finance committee 1982, Heinz Hartmann award committee 1989-1993), New York Liaison Society, New York County Medical Association.
Married Carolyn Brown, February 6, 1971. Children: David, Wendy.