Paul Leon Whitehead

Background

Whitehead, Paul Leon was born on May 23, 1936 in Salt Lake City. Son of Rolland N. and Marva B. (Bullock) Whitehead.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Utah, 1957; Doctor of Medicine, U. Utah, 1960.

Career

Private practice of child, adolescent and adult psychiatry, since 1967; clinical professor psychiatry, U. Utah College Medicine, since 1977; public affairs representative, Utah Psychiatric Association, 1977-1989, 91-93; psychiatric consultant, Salt Lake Alliance for the Mentally Ill, since 1991. Active medical staff Primary Children's Medical Center, since 1967, director children's psychiatric center, 1967-1975, department chairman child psychiatry, 1975-1981, chairman human subjects committee, 1978-1981. Consultant child psychiatry Utah State Division Health, 1968-1980, Wyoming Eastern State Hospital, 1976-1977.

Consultant Children's Center Group Home, Salt Lake City, 1968-1969. Chairman advisory county children's services Utah State Division Mental Health, 1968-1973. Member Utah State Mental Health Task Force, 1969-1971.

Member of advisory board Salt Lake City Cmty. MentalHealth Center, 1971-1975. Courtesy medical staff St. Mark's Hospital, Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) Hospital.

Chairman Norman S. Anderson, M.D. award Fund board, 1993-1995. Delegate Intermountain Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry to Assembly of Regional Orgns., American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1987-1991. Psychiatric admissions review commission to advise Utah State Legislation, 1989-1990.

Medical director cost per click Olympus View Hospital, Salt Lake city, 1986-1988. Instructor psychiatry college medicine U. Utah, 1969-1970, assistant professor, 1970-1976, director division child and adolescent psychiatry, 1977-1978. Member medical evaluation committee St. Mark's Hospital, 1985, chairman library committee, 1986.

Member Special Review Task Force Valley Mental Health, 1988-1989. Presenter in field.

Achievements

• Paul Leon Whitehead has been listed as a noteworthy Physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

General Medical Officer United States Air Force, 1961-1963. Fellow American Psychiatric Association, American Academy Child and Adolescent Psychiatry(continuing education committee 1977-1990). Member American Medical Association, Utah State Medical Association (dangerous drugs committee 1971-1975, delegate house delegations 1975-1979, legislation committee 1976-1977, board directors academic continuing medical education 1978-1984, chairman psychiatric section annual science meeting 1987), Salt Lake County Medical Society, Utah Psychiat.Assn.

(president 1977-1978), Intermountain Academy Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (president 1969-1970), Alpha Omega Alpha (president 1959-1960), Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Marilyn Davis, September 5, 1964. Children: Anne, Paul D., Kathryn, Emily.

Father:

Rolland N. Whitehead

Mother:

Marva B. (Bullock) Whitehead

Spouse:

Marilyn Davis

child:

Kathryn Whitehead

child:

Paul D. Whitehead

child:

Emily Whitehead

child:

Anne Whitehead