Eisenberg, Leon

Name and Degrees

Leon Eisenberg received both his BA and MD degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. He completed an internship at Mt. Sinai before teaching briefly at the University of Pennsylvania. Following work as a psychiatrist in the US Army, he became a resident at Sheppard Pratt Hospital before beginning child psychiatry training at Johns Hopkins.

Major Appointments (Institution, Location, Dates)

• Johns Hopkins University: Baltimore, MD, 1953–1967, Instructor, Associate Professor, and Professor and Chief of Child Psychiatry.

• Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1967–1993, Professor of Psychiatry, Chair Department of Social Medicine and Health Policy, Maude and Lillian Presley Professor of Social Medicine, Emeritus status in 1993.

Major Honors and Awards

• Leon Eisenberg was the recipient of numerous honorary degrees and awards; some of the major awards include the Richmond award from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Thomas W. Salmon Medal from the New York Academy of...