Edward Ross Ritvo

Edward Ritvo
BornJune 1, 1930
DiedJune 10, 2020(2020-06-10) (aged 90)
Alma materHarvard University
Boston University School of Medicine
Known forAutism research
ChildrenSeven
Awards
  • Lifetime Achievement Award, International Society for Autism Research, 2010
  • American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, George Tarjan Award, 1994
  • American Psychiatric Association, Blanche F. Ittleson Award, 1990
  • Southern California Psychiatric Society Achievement Award for Distinguished Research, 1988
  • Autism Society of America "Man of the Year" Award, 1988
  • The National Society of Autistic Children Annual Award for Scientific Achievement, 1974
Scientific career
FieldsPsychiatry

Edward Ross Ritvo (June 1, 1930 – June 10, 2020) was an American psychiatrist known for his research on genetic components of autism. He was a professor emeritus of UCLA's Neuropsychiatric Institute.