Background
Poinsard, Paul John was born on March 10, 1915 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Paul and Elizabeth (Tierney) Poinsard.
Poinsard, Paul John was born on March 10, 1915 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Paul and Elizabeth (Tierney) Poinsard.
Bachelor, University Scranton, 1937. Doctor of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, 1941.
Rotating intern Geisinger Memorial Hospital, Danville, Pennsylvania, 1941—1942. Resident in psychiatry Philadelphia State Hospital, 1946—1947, Psychiatric Institute, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, 1947—1948. Consultant psychiatrist student health Drexel Institute of Technology, 1949.
Chief consultant Philadelphia General Hospital, 1950. Private practice medicine specializing in psychiatry Philadelphia, since 1950. Instructor neurology University Pennsylvania Graduate School Medicine, 1953.
Acting head department psychiatry Jefferson Medical College, 1962—1963. Consultant, member dean's advisory committee Virginia Hospital, Coatesville, 1963, professor psychiatry, since 1967. President medical staff Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 1977—1980.
Board directors Professional Services Review Organizations, 1977—1980. Member Medical Liability Insurance Task Force, since 1982. Officer United States Army Air Force, 1943-1945.
President Pfhaler Foundation, 1982—1983. Member of American Medical Association, Wynnewood Civic Association, French Society Philadelphia, Jefferson Alumni Association (past president), Council President Medical Staffs (president since 1981), Medical Club Philadelphia (past president), Philadelphia Psychiatric Society, Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society, J. Aiken Meigs Medical Association (president since 1986), Philadelphia County Medical Society 1981, (chairman hospital medical staff section 1987), Pennsylvania Medical Society, American Psychoanalytic Association, American Psychiatric Association, Philadelphia Cricket Club, Union League, Philadelphia Drs. Golf Association.
Married JoAnne Kiethley Poinsard, October 1, 1968.