JOHN G. GUNDERSON, MD

Harvard title(s): Professor of Psychiatry
McLean title(s): Director, Psychosocial & Personality Research
Email: jgunderson@mclean.harvard.edu
Telephone: 617-855-2293
Fax: 617-855-3748
Office Address: 115 Mill Street, Admin 210, Belmont, MA 02478
Degree(s):
- 1960-1963 Johns Hopkins College
- 1965 MBS Dartmouth Medical School
- 1967 MD Harvard Medical School
Residency:
- 1967-1968 Intern in Medicine, Hennepin County General Hospital, Minneapolis, MN
- 1968-1970 Resident in Psychiatry, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, MA
- 1969-1980 Boston Psychoanalytic Institute (1971-73, Visiting Candidate, Washington Psychoanalytic Institute)
- 1970-1971 Chief Resident in Psychiatry, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, MA
- 1971-1973 Research Fellow, National Institute of Mental Health, Center for Studies of Schizophrenia and at the Psychiatric Assessment Section, Adult Psychiatry Branch
- 1971-1972 Research Fellow, Chestnut Lodge Sanitarium, Rockville, MD
Board Certifications(s):
- 1970 Massachusetts License Registration
- 1971 Maryland License Registration
- 1974 American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- 1986 American Psychoanalytic Association
Bio: Dr. John Gunderson is a Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. At McLean Hospital he is Director of the Borderline Center's clinical, training, and research program. His seminal studies on the diagnosis, families, psychodynamics, treatment and pathogenesis of borderline personality disorder helped transform the diagnosis from a psychoanalytic construct into an empirically validated and internationally recognized disorder and earned him recognition as the "father" of this disorder. He has increased awareness of the burdens for families and championed the involvement as collaborators. He chaired the DSM IV work group on personality disorders, and currently leads two major NIMH-funded studies, one on the longitudinal stability and the other on family transmission of borderline personality disorder In 2009 McLean Hospital honored his contributions by establishing a new treatment center in Cambridge, Mass called the Gunderson Residence. He remains actively involved in treating borderline patients using all modalities and brings this experience to bear in his talks and writing.
Publications: (Selected)
1. Gunderson JG, Links P. Borderline Personality Disorder: A Clinical Guide. Second Edition. Washington, DC. American Psychiatric Press, Inc. 2008