Paul Gerald Cotton

Background

Cotton, Paul Gerald was born on May 10, 1945 in Brookline, Massachusetts, United States.

Education

AB, Columbia College, 1966; Doctor of Medicine, Tufts U. School Medicine, 1970.

Career

Resident psychiatry, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, 1970-1971; resident psychiatry, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, 1971-1972; chief resident in psychiatry, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, 1972-1973; instructor in psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, 1973-1980; assistant professor psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, 1980-1982; assistant clinical professor psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, 1982-1984; adjunct assistant clinical professor psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, since 1984; assistant clinical professor psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, since 1984; medical director, Pembroke (Massachusetts) Hospital, 1983-1995; medical director non-hospital programs, Westwood/Pembroke Corporation, 1990-1995; medical director, Vermont Biodyne, Burlington, since 1995. Courtesy staff psychiatry The Cambridge Hospital, Massachusetts, 1973-1974, McLeanHosp., Belmont, Massachusetts, since 1977. Junior visiting psychiatrist The Cambridge Hospital, 1974-1978.

Senior visiting psychiatrist, 1978-1982. Active medical staff Westwood Lodge Hospital, Massachusetts, 1982-1984, Pembroke Hospital, Massachusetts, 1984-1995. Consultant staff The Jordan Hospital, Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1984-1995.

Provisional staffTobey Hospital, Wareham, Massachusetts, 1984-1985, consultant staff, 1985-1986. Advisory bd.Grad. School Health Studies Simmons College, since 1989. Lecturer, educator in field.

Achievements

• Paul Gerald Cotton has been listed as a noteworthy Psychiatrist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Committee medical experts board registration in medicine Commonwealth Massachusetts, since 1988. Board directors American Suicide Foundation, since 1990. Fellow American Psychiatric Association (recruitment and retentnion committee since 1989).

Member Massachusetts Psychiatric Society (nominating committee 1977-1978, 84-85, program committee 1977-1979, Executive Committee since 1991, assembly delegate 1986-1991), Massachusetts Association Psychiatry (board directors 1989-1995). M C.