Background
Niven, Robert Gordon was born on January 3, 1944 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Came to the United States, 1970.
hospital administrator physician
Niven, Robert Gordon was born on January 3, 1944 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Came to the United States, 1970.
Bachelor of Science, University Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1965. Doctor of Medicine, University Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1969.
Intern, then resident in psychiatry Mayo Clinic, 1970-1974, Instructor psychiatry Rochester, Minnesota, 1974-1977, director adolescent drug abuse, 1980-1983, also consultant, 1974-1983. Assistant professor psychiatry, coordinator alcohol-drug program Mayo Medical School, 1977-1983. Director National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland, since 1983.
Member American Academy Medical Directors, Association for Medical and Research in Substance Abuse (vice president 1980-1981, president 1982-1983).
Married Sheryl Heather Johnston, July 3, 1965. Children– Darcy, Erin, Patrick.