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American psychiatrist (–)

Herbert Pardes (July 7, – April 30, ) was an American physician, psychiatrist, and the executive vice-chairman of NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital.

Pardes was the Dean of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons when he was selected to be the inaugural CEO of the merged Presbyterian Hospital and New York Hospital.

Herbert pardes biography Herbert Pardes July 7, — April 30, was an American physician, psychiatrist, and the executive vice-chairman of NewYork—Presbyterian Hospital. He is a national figure in psychiatry and academic medicine. From to , he was the director of the National Institute of Mental Health NIMH , where he strengthened the institute's research program and emphasized the need to increase research support for psychiatry. Pardes was U. Pardes was chair of Columbia's Department of Psychiatry , where he remained a professor.

Dr Pardes retired in as CEO of the combined entity, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital and assumed his current post. He is a national figure in psychiatry and academic medicine.

Education and career

Born in the Bronx, New York,^[1] Pardes received his Bachelor of Science degree summa cum laude from Rutgers University in and his medical degree from the State University of New York-Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn in ^[1]

From to , he was the director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), where he strengthened the institute's research program and emphasized the need to increase research support for psychiatry.

Pardes was U.S. Assistant Surgeon General under Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan and was appointed to serve on health policy commissions by Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

From he was president of American Psychiatric Association (APA).

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Herbert Pardes, M. He was In , Dr. Trained as a psychiatrist, Dr. Under his leadership, NewYork-Presbyterian became one of the premier hospitals and comprehensive healthcare institutions in the United States.

Pardes was chair of Columbia's Department of Psychiatry, where he remained a professor. From to , Pardes was Dean of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.

From January through September , Pardes was president and chief executive officer of New York-Presbyterian Hospital and the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System.

Pardes was also a member of Institute of Medicine, president of scientific board of the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD), a charter associate member of the National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association (NDMDA), and a regular advisor to National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, and Mental Health America Association.

Pardes was a member of the board of directors, audit and compensation committees of Value Line Incorporated (NASDAQ:VALU). Pardes was removed "without cause" from all Value Line committees and the board of directors April 16, ^[2]

In , the New York State Office of Mental Health renamed the main building of its New York State Psychiatric Institute, the Herbert Pardes Building.

In Pardes received compensation of more than nine million dollars, along with other benefits.^[3]

On November 13, , John J. Mack, chairman of the board of trustees, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, informed staff "that Dr. Herb Pardes has decided to retire at the end of as our President and Chief Executive Officer While Dr.

Pardes is stepping down as CEO at the end of , the intention is that he will continue to play a vital role at the hospital beyond that time."

In , the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation announced a new Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health would be named in honor of Pardes for his profound impact on the lives of people suffering with mental illness.

Herbert pardes biography wikipedia Nationally recognized for his broad expertise in education, research, clinical care and health policy, he is an ardent advocate of academic medical centers, humanistic care and the power of technology and innovation to transform 21st-century medicine. Pardes is a regular guest on national television news programs and contributes opinion pieces appearing in the Wall Street Journal and other newspapers. Prior to joining the Hospital in , Dr. He received his medical degree from the State University of New York in Brooklyn and completed his residency in psychiatry at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, with additional psychoanalytic training at the New York Psychoanalytic Institute. Our staff of experts, passionate Board of Directors, and Scientific Council which includes Nobel prize winners and chairs of psychiatric departments around the world.

The award is bestowed annually.^[4]

Personal life and death

Pardes lived near the main Columbia University campus in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. He is survived by three sons, Stephen, Lawrence, and James, six grandchildren and his partner, Dr. Nancy Wexler, a professor of neuropsychology at the College of Physicians and Surgeons who was the lead researcher for a study of an extended family’s Huntington’s disease in Venezuela for two decades.

She herself has the disease.

Pardes died from aortic stenosis at his home in Manhattan, on April 30, , at the age of ^[1]

Bibliography

• A Look at Psychiatric Education, Herbert Pardes, M.D. Academic Psychiatry, ,() March–April ^[5]
• NIMH during the tenure of Director Herbert Pardes, M.D.

  (–): The President's Commission on Mental Health and the reemergence of NIMH's scientific mission.^[6]

• Genetics and Psychiatry: Past Discoveries, Current Dilemmas, and Future Directions. Pardes, Herbert; Kaufmann, Charles A; Pincus, Harold Alan; West, Anne ^[7]

References

External links

• "Columbia's Herbert Pardes Named President And CEO of New York Presbyterian Hospital", Columbia News, December 16,
• "Dr.

  Herbert Pardes Named to Markle Foundation Board of Director", New York-Presbyterian Hospital News, New York, NY, March 17,

• "Value Line Form 10K SEC filing", April 30,