Biography:Larry J. Seidman

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Short description: American neuropsychologist
Larry J. Seidman
Born
Lawrence J. Seidman

(1950-03-23)March 23, 1950
DiedSeptember 7, 2017(2017-09-07) (aged 67)
EducationCity College of New York
Boston University
Spouse(s)Ilene Seidman
Children2
AwardsWilliam Silen Lifetime Achievement Award from Harvard Medical School (2017)
Scientific career
FieldsNeuropsychology
Clinical psychology
InstitutionsHarvard Medical School
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
ThesisLateralized cerebral dysfunction, personality and cognition in temporal lobe epilepsy (1980)

Larry J. Seidman (March 23, 1950 – September 7, 2017) was an American neuropsychologist who served as a professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School starting in 2004, and as vice chair for research in the Massachusetts Mental Health Center Public Psychiatry Division at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center starting in 2005. His research focused on the neuropsychology of epilepsy and schizophrenia. On September 7, 2017, he died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 67.[1][2] Since 2018, the International Early Psychosis Association (IEPA) has awarded the annual Larry J. Seidman Award for Outstanding Mentorship in his honor.[3]

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