Henry Richard Kranzler (born February 11, 1950)
is an American psychiatrist who serves as a 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 was Professor of Psychiatry and Genetics and Developmental Biology at the
University of Connecticut. His research focuses on
addiction medicine, especially genetic and pharmacological aspects of
alcohol use disorder
Alcoholism is, broadly, any drinking of alcohol that results in significant mental or physical health problems. Because there is disagreement on the definition of the word ''alcoholism'', it is not a recognized diagnostic entity. Predomin ...
and other
substance use disorder
Substance use disorder (SUD) is the persistent use of drugs (including alcohol) despite substantial harm and adverse consequences as a result of their use. Substance use disorders are characterized by an array of mental/emotional, physical, and ...
s. From 2014 to 2024, he was the
editor-in-chief of ''
Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, the official journal of the Research Society on Alcohol and the International Society of Biomedical Research on Alcoholism''.
Early life and education
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 and a Master of Arts from
Rutgers University before earning an MD from
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
["Zindel-Kranzler"]
''Asbury Park Press
The ''Asbury Park Press'' is a daily newspaper in Monmouth and Ocean counties of New Jersey and has the third largest circulation in the state. It has been owned by Gannett since 1997.
Its reporting staff has been awarded numerous national hon ...
'', 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."
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1950 births
Living people
American psychiatrists
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania faculty
Medical journal editors
Researchers in alcohol abuse
Physicians from Newark, New Jersey
Monmouth University alumni
Rutgers University alumni
Shore Regional High School alumni
University of Connecticut faculty
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