Richard Balon

Background

Balon, Richard was born on October 11, 1951 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia. Son of Ota and Marie (Sindylek) Balon.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, U. Karlova, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1976.

Career

Resident in psychiatry and clinical research, Psychiatric Research Institute, Prague, 1978-1981; resident in psychiatry, Lafayette Clinic, Detroit, 1983-1987; assistant professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1987-1990; associate professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1990-1996; professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, since 1996. Director junior medical students program in psychiatry Wayne State University, Detroit,1989-1992, director medical student education psychiatry, 1993-1997. Staff psychiatrist Lafayette Clinic, Detroit, 1987-1992, president medical staff, 1990-1992.

Co-chair Michigan Technology Advisory Research committee, since 1991.

Achievements

• Richard Balon has been listed as a noteworthy Psychiatrist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Psychiatric Association (1st annual Nancy C.A. Roeske award 1991). Member American Medical Association, International Society Psychoneuroendocrinology, American Association Suicidology, Society Biological Psychiatry, Collegium International Neuro-Psychopharmacologicum, Association Dirs. of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry, American College Psychiatrists.

Interests

• Avocations: movies, books, politics, geography.

Connections

Married Helena Rachel Zador, July 24, 1976.

Father:

Ota Balon

Mother:

Marie (Sindylek) Balon

Spouse:

Helena Rachel Zador