Larry J. Seidman
Larry J. Seidman (March 23, 1950 – September 7, 2017) was an American neuropsychologist who served as a professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School starting in 2004, and as vice chair for research in the Massachusetts Mental Health Center Public Psychiatry Division at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center starting in 2005. His research focused on the neuropsychology of epilepsy and schizophrenia. On September 7, 2017, he died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 67.[1][2] Since 2018, the International Early Psychosis Association (IEPA) has awarded the annual Larry J. Seidman Award for Outstanding Mentorship in his honor.[3]
Larry J. Seidman | |
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| Born | Lawrence J. Seidman March 23, 1950 New York City, US |
| Died | September 7, 2017 (aged 67) |
| Education | City College of New York Boston University |
| Spouse | Ilene Seidman |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | William Silen Lifetime Achievement Award from Harvard Medical School (2017) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuropsychology Clinical psychology |
| Institutions | Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
| Thesis | Lateralized cerebral dysfunction, personality and cognition in temporal lobe epilepsy (1980) |
References
- Keshavan, Matcheri S (April 2018). "Larry J Seidman". Neuropsychopharmacology. 43 (5): 1189–1190. doi:10.1038/npp.2017.288. ISSN 0893-133X. PMC 5854812. PMID 29535459.
- Wilson, Jamie. "Larry Seidman". The International Neuropsychological Society. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- "Larry J. Seidman Award". International Early Psychosis Association. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
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