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Tulane University's Contributions to Health Sciences research and education: A Guide: Dr. Robert Galbraith Heath

Distinguished Tulane Medical and Public Health Faculty and Tulane Health Sciences Alumni. Selected highlights on their contributions to medical science.

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Robert G. Heath

Robert G. Heath (1915-1999) -

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Biography

Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1949 - 1980

Dr. Heath founded Tulane's Department of Psychiatry and Neurology in 1949.

In addition, Dr. Heath was first to delineate a neurophysiological basis for pleasure in the human brain in schizophrenia and to postulate schizophrenia as an autoimmune disorder.

Recognized nationally and internationally for his work with a number of nervous system diseases, Dr. Heath was the recipient of several awards, including the Society of Biological Psychiatry's Gold Medal Award. In 1985, Tulane honored him with an honorary doctor of science degree and establishing the Heath Endowed Lectureship in Psychiatry and Neurology.

Heath, R. G., (Robert G.) Studies in schizophrenia; a multidisciplinary approach to mind-brain relationships. Published for the Commonwealth Fund by Harvard University Press.  (Original publication, 1954)

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