In Memoriam

Donald M. Quinlan, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, died April 29, 2021. He was 79. He had a long career in the Yale Department of Psychiatry as an expert clinician, ground-breaking investigator, and accomplished mentor and teacher. He also served as Head of College for Yale’s Morse College.

Robert James Ross, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor Adjunct, died peacefully at home on January 17, 2020. He was 38.

Nancy E. Suchman, PhD, 63, died peacefully at home on December 25, 2020 with her husband at her side after a courageous battle with an aggressive cancer. At the time of her death, Nancy was an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and the Child Study Center who had made significant contributions to the science of addiction, parenting, and child development.

Robert Stern MD, PhD, a longtime member of the faculty in the Yale Department of Psychiatry, died September 1. He was 92.

The Department of Psychiatry sadly shares the news of the unexpected death of Robert T. Malison, MD, professor of psychiatry, on Saturday, July 25, 2020, at the age of 60. Bob, an avid outdoorsman, cellist, and tennis player, passed away peacefully in his bed after an acute cardiac event.

Cynthia Deery Pincus Russell, PhD, former Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, died on June 11th, 2020, in Branford.

Jerome M. Schnitt, MD ("Jerry"), a former member of the Yale Department of Psychiatry clinical faculty and Medical Director of the addiction outpatient services at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System in West Haven, passed away June 9, 2020 after a decade-long battle with cancer. He was 73.

The Department of Psychiatry sadly reports the death of residency alumnus and former faculty member, Andrew E. Slaby, MD, MPH, PhD, at the age of 78 on May 4, 2020. He was a nationally recognized psychiatric leader, educator, and author.

Thomas A. Kirk, Jr., PhD, former Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services and Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry whose leadership transformed Connecticut’s mental health system and strengthened Yale’s role within in, died on April 9. He was 78.