Daniel Carl Moore, MD – 50th Reunion Essay

Daniel Carl Moore, MD

29 Huntington Street

New Haven, CT 06511

formoore@yahoo.com

203-887-5185

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hornbostel, (1971–1976); Karen Orzack-Moore, (1981)

Child(ren): Ari David Moore (1985); Nathaniel Benjamin Moore (1989)

Education: Yale College, cum laude, ’69; Boston University School of Medicine, Alpha Omega Honors Society, ’73; Yale Department of Psychiatry Residency, ’76

Career: Assistant Professor, ’76–’81; Associate Clinical Professor, ’81–Present; Yale Department of Psychiatry; Private Practice, ’81–’94; Partner, Spectrum Psychiatric Group, PC, ’95–Present

Avocations: Photography, Sculpture, Bonsai, Travel, Reading

College: Calhoun (Hopper)

After graduating from Yale in 1969 with the dubious distinction of being a member of the last all-male class in the history of the university, I spent two months in Europe traveling through England, Scotland, Italy, and Greece. It was a glorious time of relaxation interrupted by receiving a telegram on Crete from my father telling me that my draft service 1A classification and my medical school acceptance at Boston University had arrived on the same day. Easy decision! I spent four years in Boston, rooming part of the time with my Calhoun roommate Ken Loveday. I graduated with honors and returned to New Haven for a psychiatric residency at the Yale Medical School between 1973 and 1976. I spent time on the junior faculty running the psychiatric emergency room and later Dana Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic for training of residents while I did research on tardive dyskinesia and family therapy. However, full time academics really wasn’t my interest, so in 1982 I left for private practice treating patients with depression, anxiety, bipolar, obsessive compulsive, and eating disorders on my own for 12 years before creating a group psychiatric practice named Spectrum Psychiatric Group with two other colleagues.

We became the premier psychiatric practice in the New Haven area, closely associated with the Yale Department of Psychiatry, supervising psychiatric residents and also becoming involved in interventional psychiatry. For severely ill psychiatric patients with entrenched depression, we provided ECT and later ketamine and TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) to ameliorate their conditions. The positive response of our patients has been very gratifying.

I have been very fortunate in my life. So far, I’ve had good health and I’ve been very lucky to have had a good marriage to Karen Orzack, a clinical social worker whom I met when I was working at Yale New Haven Hospital. Our work has been a common thread, but we have other interests, the most important of which has been our two wonderful sons, Ari and Nathaniel. They have been a source of great joy for me and Karen as we raised them. Being a father has been key to me. One of the best things I ever did in life was read to them every night. They both now are living in Brooklyn, a mecca for so many young adults. They are both creative souls and we encouraged their personal directions and passions. Ari has been working in set design, multimedia, and video production. Nathaniel is an actor and writer.

Karen and I live in a beautiful historic home in New Haven and find that this small city has provided us with good friends and cultural opportunities. I hadn’t necessarily expected to remain here after college, but it happened as such. Happily both Yale and New Haven have grown to be much more vibrant and exciting over the years. Going forward, it is unclear what the future will bring me and Karen, but I am generally content. I am downsizing my practice and am doing things that I have always wanted to do such as photography, sculpture, and bonsai. Traveling has always been a personal passion for me and I plan many more trips in the future. Currently on the list: Portugal, Spain, Greece, and Japan. Also more American West. I like keeping busy. My father is still alive at 104 and I hope to emulate him.