Background
Guynn, Robert William was born on October 27, 1942 in Streator, Illinois, United States. Son of William Digby and Helen Louise (Dancey) Guynn.
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Robert William Guynn
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Bachelor, Michigan State University, 1963; Doctor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1967.
Career
Clinical fellow, National Institute of Mental Health, Washington, 1970-1973;
assistant professor Department of Psychiatry and Behaviorial Sciences, University Texas, Houston, 1973-1976;
associate professor, University Texas, Houston, 1976-1983;
vice-chairman, professor psychiatry, University Texas, Houston, 1983-1987;
interim chairman, University Texas, Houston, 1987-1989;
chairman, University Texas, Houston, since 1989. Director University Texas Mental Sciences Institute, Houston, since 1987. Executive director Harris County Psychiatric Center, since 1988.
Senior examiner American Board Psychiatry and Neurology, since 1995.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Volunteers of America, Houston, 1982-1988, Harris County Mental HealthAssn., Houston, 1992-1997. Full surgeon United States Public Health Service, 1970-1973. Fellow American Psychiatric Association.
Member American College Psychiatrists, American Society Biological Chemistry, Texas Research Society on Alcoholism (president 1985-1987), Texas Society of America Association Psychiatric Adminstrs. (treasurer 1990-1991, president 1992-1993), Bio-chemical Society, Research Society on Alcoholism, Houston Psychiatric Society (vice president 1989-1990, president 1991-1992), Harris County Medical Society (board ethics 1989-1992), Texas Department Mental Health and Mental Retardation (medical advising committee, since 1997).
