Phyllis Harrison-Ross, M.D.

2004 Solomon Carter Fuller Award Recipient

Lecture Title: I Am a Fact, Not a Fiction

Dr. Harrison-Ross earned her medical degree in 1959 from Wayne State University College of Medicine in Detroit. She completed her residencies in pediatrics at Cornell Medical College-New York Hospital and in adult psychiatry, along with a fellowship in child psychiatry, at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Bronx Municipal Hospital in New York City.

Establishing a private practice in child and adult psychiatry in New York City, Dr. Harrison-Ross also held academic positions, serving as Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Services at New York Medical College. Additionally, she was Emeritus Attending Psychiatrist and Chief of Psychiatry at Metropolitan Hospital Center.

Her involvement in public service was notable, including membership in the President's Advisory Council on Drug Abuse Prevention in 1970 and co-founding the New York City Federation of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Alcoholism Services. Dr. Harrison-Ross also founded and managed Black Psychiatrists of Greater New York and Associates.

Dr. Harrison-Ross contributed to various organizations, serving on the Medical Review Board of the New York State Commission on Corrections and the Board of Directors of the Northside Center for Child Development. Recognized for her achievements, Dr. Harrison-Ross was a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, President of the Black Psychiatrists of America (BPA) from 1976 to 1978, and received the Solomon Carter Fuller Award in 2004.