Background
Mezer, Robert Ross was born on February 2, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Joseph Henry and Evelyn (Cabitt) Mezer.
Mezer, Robert Ross was born on February 2, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Joseph Henry and Evelyn (Cabitt) Mezer.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1942. Doctor of Medicine Tufts University, 1945.
Intern Boston City Hospital, 1945—1946. Psychiatric resident Bedford and Cushing VA hospitals, 1946—1948, Boston Psychopathic Hospital, 1948—1949. Private practice Boston, 1949—1979, 1979—1987.
Senior staff psychiatrist Southard and Community Clinics, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, 1949—1956. Instructor Harvard Medical School, 1949—1959, Massachusetts General Hospital School Nursing, 1951—1959. Clinical director Parole Clinic, 1956—1959.
Assistant professor Boston University Schools Medicine and Law, 1959—1960. Senior psychiatrist S. Florida State Forensic Hospital, 1979—1982. Director day treatment program Oakland Park (Florida) VA Clinic, 1982—1987.
Served to captain United States Marine Corps, 1946-1948.
Member National Council on Crime and Delinquency, 1959-1961. Served to captain, Military Cross, Australia, 1946-1948. Diplomate American Board Psychiatry and Neurology.
Fellow American Psychiatric Association (committee law and psychiatry 1960-1961), Massachusetts Medical Society (councillor 1960-1979).
Member American Medical Association, Norfolk District Medical Society (Chairman of Commission on mental health 1960-1976, president 1977-1979), Phi Delta Epsilon.
Married Lois Sternlieb Mezer, April 10, 1949. 1 child Harry Cabitt.