Background
Putnam, Peter Lewis was born on February 18, 1936 in Yuba City, California, United States. Son of Israel Lewis and Elsie Louise (Peterson) Putnam.
medical facility administrator psychiatrist
Putnam, Peter Lewis was born on February 18, 1936 in Yuba City, California, United States. Son of Israel Lewis and Elsie Louise (Peterson) Putnam.
AB, Johns Hopkins University, 1957. Doctor of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, 1961. Master in Public Health, University North Carolina, 1968.
Commissioned medical officer, United States Public Health Service, 1961; advanced through grades to medical director, United States Public Health Service, 1981; retired, United States Public Health Service, 1988; intern, United States Public Health Service Hospital, S.I., New York, 1961-1962; resident, United States Public Health Service Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky, 1962-1964; resident, University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center, 1964-1965; training officer, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1965-1968; training director Center for Epidemologic Studies, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1968-1973; medical officer, St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Washington, since 1973; field representative, Joint Commision on Accreditation of Healthcare Facilities, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, since 1988. Visiting psychiatrist Springfield (Illinois) Eastern State Hospital, 1965-1967. Consultant, 1968-1988.
Fellow American Psychiatric Association. Member American Medical Association.
Married Genevieve Triola, September 1962 (divorced June 1973). Children: Priscilla Michelle, Peter Michael. Married Amanda Louise Jordan, March 1975.