Herbert Pardes (born July 7, 1932) is an American physician, psychiatrist, and the executive vice-chairman of

NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital The NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is a nonprofit academic medical center in New York City affiliated with two Ivy League medical schools, Cornell University and Columbia University. The hospital comprises seven distinct campuses located in the New Y ...

. He was the Dean of the

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (VP&S) is the graduate medical school of Columbia University, located at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. Founded ...

when he was selected to be the inaugural CEO of the merged Presbyterian Hospital and New York Hospital. Dr Pardes retired in 2011 as CEO of the combined entity,

and assumed his current post. He is a national figure in psychiatry and

academic medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care practice ...

Education and career

Pardes received his Bachelor of Science degree ''summa cum laude'' from

Rutgers University Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and was ...

in 1956 and his medical degree from the State University of New York-Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn in 1960. From 1978 to 1984, he was the director of the

National Institute of Mental Health The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is one of 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH, in turn, is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is the prima ...

(NIMH), where he strengthened the institute's research program and emphasized the need to increase research support for psychiatry. From 1989 he was president of

American Psychiatric Association The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is the main professional organization of psychiatrists and trainee psychiatrists in the United States, and the largest psychiatric organization in the world. It has more than 37,000 members are involv ...

(APA). Pardes was chair of Columbia'
Department of Psychiatry
where he remains a professor. From 1989 to 1998 Dr. Pardes was Dean of the

. From January 2000 through September 2011 as president and chief executive officer of New York-Presbyterian Hospital and the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System. Pardes is also a member of Institute of Medicine, president of scientific board of the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD), a charter associate member of the

National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA), formerly the National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association (NDMDA), is a nonprofit organization providing support groups for people who live with depression or bipolar disorder as well as t ...

(NDMDA), and a regular advisor to National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the

Anxiety and Depression Association of America The Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) is a U.S. nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing awareness and improving the diagnosis, treatment, and cure of anxiety disorders in children and adults. Anxiety disorder is a class ...

, and Mental Health America Association. Pardes was a member of the board of directors, audit and compensation committees of

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Incorporated (NASDAQ:VALU). Dr. Pardes was removed "without cause" from all Value Line committees and the board of directors April 16, 2010. In 2008 Pardes received compensation of more than nine million dollars, along with other benefits. On November 13, 2009, John J. Mack, chairman of the board of trustees, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, informed staff "that Dr. Herb Pardes has decided to retire at the end of 2011 as our President and Chief Executive Officer … While Dr. Pardes is stepping down as CEO at the end of 2011, the intention is that he will continue to play a vital role at the hospital beyond that time." In 2014, the

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that funds mental health Mental health encompasses emotional, psychological, and social well-being, influencing cognition, perception, and behavior. It like ...

announced a new Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health would be named in honor of Dr. Pardes for his profound impact on the lives of people suffering with mental illness. The award is bestowed annually. Amanda Peet and Herbert Pardes

Personal life

Pardes lives near the main

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

campus in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of

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. He has 3 sons: Stephen, Lawrence, and James. He has a grandson named Zachary.

Bibliography

*A Look at Psychiatric Education, Herbert Pardes, M.D. ''Academic Psychiatry'', 30:2,(98-99) March–April 2006 *NIMH during the tenure of Director Herbert Pardes, M.D. (1978–1984): The

President's Commission on Mental Health The Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 (MHSA) was United States legislation signed by President Jimmy Carter which provided grants to community mental health centers. In 1981 President Ronald Reagan, who had made major efforts during his Governor ...

and the reemergence of NIMH's scientific mission. *Genetics and Psychiatry: Past Discoveries, Current Dilemmas, and Future Directions. Pardes, Herbert; Kaufmann, Charles A; Pincus, Harold Alan; West, Anne ''The American Journal of Psychiatry''; Apr 1989; 146, 4; Platinum Periodicals pg. 435-443

References

External links

* New York Time
Profile
from January 2007

''Columbia News'', Dec 16, 1999.

''New York-Presbyterian Hospital News'', New York, NY, Mar 17, 2004

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