Bertram S. Brown
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Bertram S. Brown | |
|---|---|
| Director of the National Institute of Mental Health | |
| In office 1970–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Stanley F. Yolles |
| Succeeded by | Herb Pardes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 28, 1931 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 14, 2020 (aged 89) |
| Education | Brooklyn College Cornell University medical school Harvard University |
Bertram S. Brown (January 28, 1931 – May 14, 2020) was an American psychiatrist who was the head of the National Institute of Mental Health from 1970 to 1977, Assistant Surgeon General from 1978 to 1980, rear admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and president and chief executive of Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia from 1983 until his retirement in 1987. He pioneered research in psychiatry, especially in mental disabilities.[1]
Brown was born in Brooklyn on January 28, 1931. His middle initial “S” did not stand for a full middle name. Brown's parents were Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, and his father worked in fur processing. He initially attended The Juilliard School of Music in Manhattan, and although he continued playing the piano throughout his life, he ultimately decided on a career in medicine.[2] Brown graduated from Brooklyn College in 1952, and Cornell University medical school in 1956.[3] He completed a psychiatric residency at Harvard University from 1957 to 1960 and received a master's in public health.[3]
