Herb Pardes

Herb Pardes
Director of the National Institute of Mental Health
In office
1977–1984
Preceded byBertram S. Brown
Succeeded byShervert H. Frazier
Personal details
Born(1934-07-07)July 7, 1934
New York City, U.S.
DiedApril 30, 2024(2024-04-30) (aged 89)
New York City, U.S.
Children3
EducationRutgers University
State University of New York-Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn
Pardes (left) with Charlotte Ford at a Women's Health Symposium in 2008

Herbert Pardes (July 7, 1934 – April 30, 2024) was American physician, psychiatrist, and the executive vice-chairman of NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital.

Pardes was the Dean of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons when he was selected to be the inaugural CEO of the merged Presbyterian Hospital and New York Hospital. Dr Pardes retired in 2011 as CEO of the combined entity, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital and assumed his current post. He is a national figure in psychiatry and academic medicine.