Background
Surmeli, Suphi was born on January 18, 1931 in Samandagi, Hatay, Turkey. Son of Saban and Munire (Bayaz) Surmeli. came to the United States, 1958.
Surmeli, Suphi was born on January 18, 1931 in Samandagi, Hatay, Turkey. Son of Saban and Munire (Bayaz) Surmeli. came to the United States, 1958.
Bachelor, U. Istanbul, Turkey, 1951; Doctor of Medicine, U. Istanbul, Turkey, 1954.
House staff physician, Kingston (New York) General Hospital, 1966-1967; senior psychiatrist, Harlem Valley Eastern State Hospital, Wingdale, New York, 1967-1968; from staff psychiatrist to senior psychiatrist, South Oaks Hospital, Amityville, New York, 1968-1972; from assistant clinical dir to clinical director, South Oaks Hospital, Amityville, New York, 1972-1994; medical director, 1994-1995; acting medical director, S.E. Nassau Guidance Clinic, Seaford, New York, 1969-1970; attending staff psychiatrist, Brunswick Hospital Center, Amityville, 1969-1971; attending staff psychiatrist, Mercy Hospital, Rockville Centre, New York, 1970-1971; associate attending psychiatrist, Good Samaritan Hospital, West Islip, New York, since 1972; consultant psychiatrist, Good Samaritan Hospital, West Islip, New York, since 1986; attending psychiatrist, Lakeside Hospital, Copiague, New York, 1972-1977. Attending staff psychiatrist Center General Hospital, Plainview, New York, 1981-1983. Assistant professor clinical psychiatry State University of New York, Stony Brook, since 1975.
Captain Medical Corps, Turkish Army, 1954-1956. Member American Medical Association, New York State Medical Society, American Psychiatric Association, Nassau County Academy Medicine, Suffolk County Neuropsychiat. Society, Turkish American Neuropsychiat.
Society, Suffolk County Psychiatric Society, Turkish American Physician's Association.
Married Guner Erdal, June 13, 1965. Children: Sahir, Sedat, Mina.