Esther Somerfeld-Ziskind

Esther Somerfeld-Ziskind (1901-2002) was a noted neurologist and psychiatrist.

She conducted pioneering research into the use of insulin, lithium, and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. [http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/pdf_extract/95/2/291] ] [http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/128/3/331] [http://magazine.uchicago.edu/0302/alumni/deaths.html] [http://articles.latimes.com/2002/nov/22/local/me-somerfeld22]

With her husband, neurologist Eugene Ziskind, and his brother, social worker Louis Ziskind, she found Gateways Hospital and Medical Health Center in 1953. [ [http://www.jewishjournal.com/circuit/article/the_circuit_20030926/]

She served as the chair of the psychiatry department at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and worked extensively with the medical school at the University of Southern California, particularly with Children's Hospital.

She is noted for a wide range of book reviews on behalf of a number of organizations, including the American Journal of Psychiatry.

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