Background
Newman, Richard August was born on May 27, 1931 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Henry Adolph and Mildred Kathryn (Haaker) Newman.
Newman, Richard August was born on May 27, 1931 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Henry Adolph and Mildred Kathryn (Haaker) Newman.
Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1953, Doctor of Medicine, 1956.
Intern, Swedish-American Hospital, Rockford, Illinois, 1956-1957. Resident in psychiatry Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, 1958-1961. Research Walter Reed Army Institute, 1961.
Chief psychiatric service Valley Forge General Hospital, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, 1962-1964, also assistant chief department psychiatry and neurology, 1962-1964.
Practice medicine, specializing in psychiatry, Paoli, Pennsylvania, 1962-1996. Director milieu therapy Philadelphia General Hospital, 1968-1969.
Director residency training, department mental health science Hahnemann Medical College, 1969-1973, associate professor, 1970-1979. Professor psychiatry Medical College Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1979, professor psychiatry, 1995, director continuing mental health education, 1983-1987, director continuing medical education, 1985-1987.
Regional medical director for mental health Intracorp/Cigna, 1989-1993.
Associate medical director for mental health United States Healthcare, 1993-1995. Professor psychiatric Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, 1995. Visiting professor psychiatry U. Alberta, 1975.
Chief consultant psychotherapy Chester County Cmty.
Mental Health Clinic, 1967-1968. Psychiatrist Chester County Commissioner"s Board for Mental Health/Mental Retardation, 1971-1977.
Instructor Philadelphia Psychoanalytic Society Extension School, 1972-1990, member of faculty Institute, of Philadelphia Psychoanalytic Society. Chairman psychiatric section Paoli Memorial Hospital, 1974-1983, medical director psychiatry service, 1977-1983.
Psychiatric consultant Saint Judes Hospital, Saint Lucia, Wisconsin, 1983-1989.
Interim medical director Connections Center for Security Policy, Wilmington, Delaware, 1995-1996. Staff psychiatrist Philhaven Hospital, Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania, 1996.
Served to major Military Cross, Australia, 1958-1964. Diplomate American Board Psychiatry and Neurology. Fellow APA, Pennsylvania Psychiatric Association (chairman ethics committee).
Member American Medical Association, Philadelphia Psychoanalytic Society, American Psychoanalytic Association (certified psychoanalyst), Christian Medical Society, Society Medical College Directors
Continuing Medical Education, Pennsylvania, Chester County Medical Societies, Directors of Residency Training in Psychiatry of Delaware Valley (past president).
Married Nancy Jane Werdelin, August 28, 1954. Children: John Henry, Kurt Alan, Richard Steven, Scott David.