Background
Bissonette, Raymond Peter was born on August 31, 1939 in Buffalo. Son of Albert Joseph and Mary Elizabeth (Sharkey) Bissonette.
Bissonette, Raymond Peter was born on August 31, 1939 in Buffalo. Son of Albert Joseph and Mary Elizabeth (Sharkey) Bissonette.
Bachelor of Science, Canisius College, 1961; Master of Arts, U. Maryland., 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Maryland., 1971.
Personnel psychologist, United States Army Recruiting Command, San Antonio, 1966-1968; national representative, American Red Cross, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1968-1970; health planning director, Greater Buffalo Research & Planning Council, 1970-1971; assistant professor department psychiatry, State University of New York School Medicine, Buffalo, 1971-1975; associate professor department family medicine, State University of New York School Medicine, Buffalo, since 1975; psychotherapist school medicine, State University of New York, Buffalo, since 1981; consultant medical education, since 1984. Curriculum director department family medicine State University of New York School Medicine, Buffalo, since 1983, post-doctoral fellowship director, department family medicine, since 1986, assistant department chairman family medicine, since 1988. Project director 16 federal and foundation grants for medical education, since 1975.
President United Cerebral Palsy Association Western New York, since 1989. Board directors Alzheimer's Association, Erie County, New York. Founder Joseph Bissonette Foundation, since 1987, Francis V. Hanavan Memorial Fund, since 1986.
Appointed member of New York StateGov.'s Advisory Council on Mental Health, 1978, National Advisory Council on Health Professions, 1978-1982. Member Society Teachers Family Medicine.
Married Ann Marie Maher, February 19, 1966. Children: Matthew, Marya, Brian.