Elliot S. Gershon 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''.
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
Frederick King Goodwin (April 21, 1936 – September 10, 2020) was an American psychiatrist and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the George Washington University Medical Center, where he was also director of the Center on Neuroscience, Medica ...
and
David L. Dunner
David L. Dunner (born May 27, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York) is a psychiatrist in Washington, United States, who has conducted pioneering research into mood disorders, anxiety disorders and their treatment. He has authored or co-authored more than 25 ...
which introduced the concept of
bipolar II disorder.
His current clinical interests are listed as bipolar disorders,
major depression and
genetic counseling
Genetic counseling is the process of investigating individuals and families affected by or at risk of genetic disorders to help them understand and adapt to the medical, psychological and familial implications of genetic contributions to disease; t ...
'in Psych'.
University of Chicago Medicine: Elliot S. Gershon
Retrieved November 17, 2018.
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
University of Chicago faculty
American geneticists
American psychiatrists
Psychiatric geneticists
Bipolar disorder researchers
Schizophrenia researchers
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