Allan L. Reiss

Allan L. Reiss is a pioneer in psychiatry, behavioral neurogenetics, neuroimaging and medical-related research.[1]

Reiss has been recognized by various medical boards with awards, prizes and places on committees. These include: the 1981 Merck Academic Achievement Award from George Washington University School of Medicine,[2] the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine’s 1987 Clinician Scientist Award,[3] [4] the 1988 American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Travel Award,[5] the Faculty Teaching Award from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Division of Child Psychiatry in 1990,[6] George Washington University School of Medicine's Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award in 1998[7] and the Spirit of Excellence Award for Lifetime Achievements from the National Fragile X Foundation in 2004.[8] In 2005, he received the George Tarjan Award for Contributions in Developmental Disabilities from the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry[9] and the Ruane Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research, Brain and Behavior Research Foundation in the same year.[10] Then in 2012, Reiss received the Distinguished Professional Award from America's Turner Syndrome Society[11] and four years later, the Agnes Purcell McGavin Award for Distinguished Career Achievement in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry from the American Psychiatry Association.[12]

In 2009 Reiss was elected to the National Academy of Medicine.[13]