Robert Milton (Levy) Galatzer Levy MD

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry

Robert M. Galatzer-Levy M.D., S.C.

122 S Michigan AveSte 1407Chicago, IL 60603
Phone+1 312-922-5077
Fax+1 312-922-5084

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Education & Training

University of ChicagoFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1973 - 1974
University of ChicagoResidency, Psychiatry, 1971 - 1974
WashU MedicineClass of 1971
New York UniversityMS, Mathematics, 1965 - 1966
New York University, University CollegeBA, 1961 - 1965

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Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 1974 - 2029
MA State Medical License 2026 - 2028
NY State Medical License 2026 - 2028
FL State Medical License 2018 - 2020

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Instructor of the Year University of Chicago Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, 2012
Distinguished Service Award American Psychoanalytic Association, 2004, 2007
Joan Flemming Award for Excellence in Teaching Candidates Association, Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis, 1991

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

5 citations
The edge of chaos: A nonlinear view of psychoanalytic technique
Robert M. Galatzer-Levy
The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis. 2016-04-01
A Message from the New Editor-in-Chief.
Robert M Levy
Neuromodulation. 2010-01-01
2 citations
Finding Your Way Through Chaos, Fractals, and Other Exotic Mathematical Objects: a Guide for the Perplexed:
Robert M. Galatzer-Levy
Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association. 2009-10-16

Journal Articles

Jewish Origins of the Psychoanalytic Movement.
Galatzer-Levy, R, Isis. 75:216
The Committee on Scientific Activities: Two Decades of Productivity.
Galatzer-Levy, R, The American Psychoanalyst 29: 18-19
Abstract, Mathematics.
Galatzer-Levy, R, The Psychoanalytic Quarterly, 64, :820-822

Books/Book Chapters

Adolescent Psychotherapy.
Chapter: Considerations in the Psychotherapy of Adolescents
Page 83 - 100Galatzer-Levy, REditors: A. Slomovitz.American Psychiatric Association Press, Washington, D.C
Trauma and Memory: Clinical and Legal Controversies.
Chapter: Psychoanalysis, Memory, and Trauma
Galatzer-Levy, REditors: Appelbaum, P., Uyehara, L. & Elin, M.Oxford University Press, New York
Textbook of Homosexuality and Mental Health.
Chapter: Self Psychology and Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation and Maintenance of Personal Integrity
Cohler, B. and Galatzer-Levy, REditors: R.P. Cabaj and T.S. Stein.American Psychiatric Press, Washington

Lectures

Discussant of E. Schwaber's Analytic Listening.
Fall meeting, American Psychoanalytic Association
Discussion on Sexuality and Self Psychology.
16th Annual Conference on the Psychology of the Self
Visitation: From Infancy through Adolescence - Problems and Pitfalls.
Annual meeting American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Chicago