Henry Kranzler

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Henry Kranzler
Born (1950-02-11) February 11, 1950 (age 71)
Education
Known forResearch on addiction medicine
Spouse(s)Yes
Children3
AwardsJames H. Tharp Award for Alcoholism Research from the American Society of Addiction Medicine (2014)
Scientific career
Fields Psychiatry
Institutions Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Henry Richard Kranzler (born February 11, 1950) [1] is Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Center for Studies of Addiction at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, where he has worked since 2010. He previously taught at the University of Connecticut. His research focuses on addiction medicine, especially genetic and pharmacological aspects of alcoholism and other substance use disorders. He is the editor-in-chief of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research . [2] [3]

Born in Newark, New Jersey, Kranzler attended Shore Regional High School in West Long Branch, New Jersey, and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts from Monmouth University, a Master of Arts from Rutgers University before earning an MD from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. [1] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Henry Richard Kranzler Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center. 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  2. "Henry Kranzler, MD". Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  3. "Henry R. Kranzler, MD, Named Director of Penn's Center for Studies of Addiction". Newswise (Press release). 2013-07-26. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  4. "Zindel-Kranzler", Asbury Park Press , January 17, 1980. Accessed October 4, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Mr. and Mrs. Howard Zindel, here, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Leah Renee, to Henry Kranzler, Highland Park, son of Irving Kranzler, Long Branch, and the late Mrs. Esther Kranzler.... Her fiance is a graduate of Shore Regional High School, West Long Branch, and Monmouth College."