Sheila Bierman Blume

Background

Blume, Sheila Bierman was born on June 21, 1934 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Benjamin and Rose (Lazar) Bierman.

Education

Student Cornell Univercity, 1951-1954.

Career

Intern, Children"s Hospital Medical Center, Boston, 1958-1959. Fulbright fellow to Tokyo University, 1959-1960. Resident in psychiatry Central Islip Psychiatric Center, 1962-1965.

Director Charles K. Post Alcoholism Rehabilitation Center, Central Islip Psychiatric Center, 1964-1979.

Director New York State Division Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, 1979-1983. Medical director National Council on Alcoholism, 1983.

Medical director Alcoholism, Compulsive Gambling and Chemical Dependency Programs, South Oaks Hospital, 1984-1998. Clinical associate professor psychiatry Albany Medical Center, 1979-1982.

Clinical professor psychiatry State University of New York-Stony Brook, 1984.

Appointed toNat. Commission Alcoholism and Other Alcohol Related Problems, 1980. Member National Commission Confidentiality of Health Records, 1976-1980, National Council on Compulsive Gambling, advisory board, 1972.

Board directors Children of Alcoholics Foundation, 1983-1995, member science advisory board 1995, Board of director, Mcgovern Family Foundation, 1995.

Achievements

• Sheila Bierman Blume has been listed as a noteworthy psychiatrist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Society Addiction Medicine (president 1979-1980, board directors 1975, chair task force addiction medicine in 21st century 1995-1997), American Psychiatric Association (life, county psychiatric services 1987-1990, county addiction psychiatry 1990-1993, chairman task force psychiatric services to addicted patients 1992-1995, chair commission on services for addicted patients 1995). Member Medical Society State of New York (chairman alcoholism committee 1990-1995, committee physicians health 1983-1988, 90), Long Island Council Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies (director 1973-1979), National Coun.Alcoholism, (director 1979-1983, 86-91).

Connections

Married Martin Blume, June 12, 1955. Children: Frederick, Janet.

Father:

Benjamin Bierman

Mother:

Rose (Lazar) Bierman

Spouse:

Martin Blume

child:

Janet Blume

child:

Frederick Blume