Arthur T Meyerson

It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Arthur T. Meyerson, MD, at the age of 84. He passed away on January 27, 2021 in New York City, NY after a valiant struggle with cancer.

A lifelong New Yorker, he grew up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and graduated from Stuyvesant High School, Columbia College, and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. A gifted psychiatrist, Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and former President of the New York County Psychiatric Society, Arthur enjoyed a long career championing the rights of the chronically mentally ill, supporting community mental health programming, and serving as a hospital administrator and professor of medicine at several teaching hospitals, (including Mount Sinai, New York University, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and the Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, where he served as Chair of Psychiatry and Neurology).

Following the attacks on the World Trade Center in September 2001, he also served as the Clinical Director for Disaster Psychiatry Outreach at “ground zero,” providing free therapy to first responders, victims of the attacks, and their families.

A lifelong learner and lover of the arts, upon retiring, Arthur devoted himself to travel, spending time at his summer home on Shelter Island, reading, writing poetry, singing with his glee club, and having spirited discussions with friends and family.

He is survived by his wife Carol A. Bernstein MD, his daughter Samantha Meyerson, two children from his first marriage, Peter Meyerson (Kate Short Meyerson) and Jessica Meyerson (Michael Schwarz) as well as his grandsons, Eric and Owen Meyerson. Donations in Arthur’s name may be made to the Young People’s Chorus of New York City and the University Glee Club of New York City.