Varda Peller Backus

Background

Backus, Varda Peller was born on August 5, 1931 in Tel Aviv. Daughter of Moshe Peller. came to the United States, 1950.

Education

Intern, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, 1957-1958; resident in psychiatry, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, 1958-1960; psychoanalytic training, Boston Psychoanalytic Society, 1960-1962; Bachelor of Science cum laude, City College of New York, 1953; Doctor of Medicine, University of Chicago, 1957.

Career

Private practice psychiatrist, Riverside, California, 1963-1965; private practice psychiatrist, N.W. Clinic of Psychiatry and Neurology, Seattle, 1966; psychiatrist court and corrections unit, Psychiatric Mental Health Cons. Svc., San Mateo County, San Mateo, California, 1967-1969; psychiatrist for medical students, Stanford (California) U., 1968-1969; psychiatrist Cowell Student Health Svc., Stanford (California) U., 1969-1977; clinical coordinator Student Health Svc., Stanford (California) U., 1974-1977; psychiatrist, Scripps Clinic Medical Group, La Jolla, California, since 1977.

Achievements

• Varda Peller Backus has been listed as a noteworthy Psychiatrist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board member La Jolla (California) Chamber Musics Society, chair program committee. Fellow APA (life constitutional membership committee 1984-1987). Member San Diego Psychiatric Society (chair membership committee 1978-1979, chair peer review committee 1980-1982, chair commission on women 1982-1984, chair ethics committee 1993-1995), San Diego Society for Adolescent Psychiatry (president 1985), Sigma Alpha.

Interests

• Avocations: music, reading.

Connections

Married Leo Ganz, June 18, 1953 (divorced December 1976). Children: Eric David, Karen Jennifer. Married George Edward, January 18, 1977.

Father:

Moshe Peller Backus

Spouse:

Leo Ganz

Spouse:

George Edward

child:

Karen Jennifer Backus

child:

Eric David Backus