Jack Drescher, M.D.

2018 John Fryer Award Recipient

Lecture Title: Dr. H. Anonymous and the Legacy of John E. Fryer, M.D.

Jack Drescher, M.D. distinguished life fellow, APA; past president, NYC Psychiatric Society; member, DSM-5 Workgroup on Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders; clinical professor of psychiatry, Columbia University; adjunct professor, New York Medical College and New York University; training and supervising analyst, White Institute; past president, Group for Advancement of Psychiatry; member, World Health Organization Working Group on Classification of Sexual Disorders and Sexual Health revising ICD-11; author, Psychoanalytic Therapy and the Gay Man (Routledge); emeritus editor, Journal Gay and Lesbian Mental Health; Dr. Drescher is expert media spokesperson on issues related to gender and sexuality who frequently speaks for APA.