Peter Tamas Knoepfler

Background

Knoepfler, Peter Tamas was born on March 14, 1929 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Joseph and Claire (Farkas) Knoepfler. came to the United States, 1947, naturalized, 1962.

Education

Bachelor of Science, California Institute Technology, 1950; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1951; Doctor of Medicine Cornell Univercity, 1955.

Career

Intern, Methodist Hospital of Brooklyn, 1955-1956; resident, Albert Einstein College Medicine, New York City, 1956-1957, 59-61; practice medicine specializing in psychiatry, Bellevue, Washington, since 1970; associate medical director, U. Utah Student Health Service, Salt Lake City, 1962-1969; staff psychiatrist, Menninger Foundation, Topeka, 1969-1970; member of faculty, Menninger School Psychiatry, 1969-1970; medical director, Eastside Community Health Center, Bellevue, 1970-1973; member of staff, Fairfax Hospital, Kirkland, Washington member of staff, Overlake Hospital, Bellevue member of staff, Snoqualmic Valley Hospital clinical associate professor psychiatry and behavioral science, U. Washington, Seattle, 1970-1979; clinical professor psychiatry, U. Washington, since 1979; group consultant, Preventive Medicine Research Institute, since 1995. Adjunct faculty Union Graduate School, Yellow Springs, Ohio, since 1974, Antioch West, since 1979. Lecturer, consultant in field.

Instructor American Group Psychotherapy Annual Institute, 1976-1979. Consultant Atomic Energy Commission, 1966-1968, Planned Parenthood of Bellevue, since 1971, Youth Eastside Services, Bellevue, since 1970, Rosehill Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, since 1973, Peace Corps, 1964-1966, LittleSch. Bellevue, 1972-1974, Juvenile Court Kings County, Washington, since 1972, Skid Road Community Council, Seattle, 1973-1976, Rice Institute, since 1975.

Member executive medical committee Planned Parenthood Seattle, King County, since 1974.

Achievements

• Peter Tamas Knoepfler has been listed as a noteworthy Psychiatrist, organizational consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of advisory board Solo Center, Seattle, 1974-1977. Member Radio Emergency Associated Citizens Team, 1977-1979. Board directors Eliot Institute, Friends of King County Library., Seabeck Christian Conference Group, Unitarian Universalist Association, vice chairman, 1975-1977.

Group leader Dean Ornish Retreat, 1995. Served to captain Medical Corps United States Air Force, 1957-1959. Fellow American Psychiatric Association (life), American Society Adolescent Psychiatry (life, Executive Committee 1973-1975).

Member Society Science Study Sex (president western region 1989), American Association Sex Educators, Counsellors and Therapists (director 1979-1984, treasurer N.W. region 1976-1979), American Society Clinical Hypnotists, International Society Adolescent Psychiatry (science advising committee), American Group Psychotherapy Association (director) 1979-1981), N.W. Group Psychotherapy Association (president 1978-1981), N.W. Society Adolescent Psychiatry (president 1973-1975), International Association Yoga Therapists, Preventive Medicine Research Institute (Dean Ornish Group1995).

Connections

Married Gayle Kurth, July 3, 1960. Children: David, Daniel, Paul.

Father:

Joseph Knoepfler

Mother:

Claire (Farkas) Knoepfler

Spouse:

Gayle Kurth

child:

Paul Knoepfler

child:

Daniel Knoepfler

child:

David Knoepfler