Background
Gers, Seymour was born on June 11, 1931 in Brooklyn. Son of Harry and Lottie (Timianski) Gerskovich.
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Seymour Gers
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Bachelor of Science cum laude, Brooklyn College, 1952; Doctor of Medicine, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1956.
Career
Intern, Brooklyn Hospital, 1956-1957; resident in psychiatry, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, 1957-1958; resident in psychiatry, Hillside Hospital Glen Oaks, Queens, New York, 1960-1962; private practice, Brooklyn, 1962-1963; private practice, New York City, since 1963; supervisor, acting director mental hygiene department, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, 1962-1965; director psychiatry, Kings County Hospital Center, 1971-1978; candidate in training, New York Psychoanalytic Institute, New York City, 1962-1970; consultant psychiatrist department pulmonary medicine, Triboro Hospital division Queens (New York) General Hospital, 1970-1971; director acute care, department psychiatry, Harlem Hospital, New York City, 1978-1983; director post-traumatic stress disorder unit, Franklin Delano Roosevelt VA Medical Center, Montrose, New York, 1983-1984; admitting service psychiatrist, Rockland Psychiatric Center, Orangeburg, New York, 1984-1985; director medical education, Manhattan Psychiatric Center, New York City, 1985-1991; admitting psychiatrist, Manhattan Psychiatric Center, New York City, 1991-1994; director medical student education, Manhattan Psychiatric Center, New York City, since 1991; psychiatrist research ward, Manhattan Psychiatric Center, New York City, 1995-1997; psychiatrist community preparation unit, Manhattan Psychiatric Center, New York City, 1997-1998; staff psychiatrist, Manhattan Psychiatric Center, New York City, since 1998. Teacher, consultant in psychiatry, department medicine, Brooklyn-Caledonian Hospital, 1987-1991.
Achievements
Membership
Captain Medical Corps, United States Army, 1958-1960. Fellow American Psychiatric Association (Warren Williams award 1984), American Society Psychoanalytic Physicians (president 1989-1990). Member American Medical Association, American Academy Clinical Psychiatrists, American Academy Psychiatry & the Law, Medical Society State of New York, Medical Society County of King, Brooklyn Psychiatric Society (delegate to American Psychiatric Association since 1975), Alpha Omega Alpha.
Connections
Married Joan J. Kessler, June 2, 1956 (divorced 1982). Children: Glenn J., Melissa D. Gers Rodriguez.
