Elliot S. Gershon

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Elliot S. Gershon (born in 1940) [1] is a professor of psychiatry and human genetics at the University of Chicago in the United States. He served as chair of its department of psychiatry from 1998 to 2004, and chief of the Clinical Neurogenetics branch of the NIMH. He held a NARSAD distinguished investigator grant from 1998 to 2006, and won the 1996 Falcone Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Affective Disorders Research. [2]

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His research from early in his career focused on the genetics of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. He co-authored a 1976 paper with Frederick K. Goodwin and David L. Dunner which introduced the concept of bipolar II disorder.

His current clinical interests are listed as bipolar disorders, major depression and genetic counseling in psychiatry. [3]

He received a MD from Harvard Medical School and a BA from Harvard College. [1]

Honors and awards

Gershon received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Psychiatric Genetics in 2006. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Elliot S. Gershon, MD". University of Chicago. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
  2. ↑ "Elliot S. Gershon, M.D." Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
  3. ↑ University of Chicago Medicine: Elliot S. Gershon Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients". International Society of Psychiatric Genetics. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
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