He has been named a Top Doctor in Chicago Magazine and listed in the Guide to America's Top Psychiatrists.
CHICAGO, IL, December 14, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dr. Carl Bell has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
A native of Chicago, Dr. Bell has established himself as a respected psychiatrist and researcher over the course of his career. Dr. Bell, who has worked as a psychiatrist in private practice in Chicago since 1974, has also held a number of positions utilizing his expertise. After graduating from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1967 with a Bachelor of Science in biology, he obtained an MD from Meharry Medical College in 1971. He then completed an internship and residency at Illinois State Psychiatric Institute. By 1976, Dr. Bell was the director of psychiatric emergency services at Jackson Park Hospital in Chicago. He later served as associate director of the division of behavioral and psychodynamic medicine at the hospital, and has remained a member of the staff since 1972. From 1977 to 1979, he held staff psychiatrist roles at the Human Correctional Services Institute, the Chatham Avalon Mental Health Center, the Community Mental Health Council and the Chicago Board of Education.
Dr. Bell served as medical director of the Community Mental Health Council and Foundation from 1983 to 1987, when he became executive director of the organization. In 1993, he earned the titles of president and chief executive officer of the Community Mental Health Council and Foundation, a position in which he served until 2012. Also in 1993, Dr. Bell assumed the role of professor of public health at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He initially joined the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1983 as an associate professor, and went on to become a full professor of clinical psychiatry. From 2009 to 2013, he was the director of the department of psychiatry at the Institute for Juvenile Research at the University of Illinois at Chicago. On June 25, 2014, Dr. Bell was appointed Clinical Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago by the Board of Trustees. Dr. Bell has also been a researcher for the National Research Council and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Committee on Law and Justice since 2009.
In addition to these roles, Dr. Bell has remained involved in the mental health community through affiliations and leadership positions with several professional associations and institutions. He is a fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists and a diplomate of the American Board Psychiatry and Neurology, as well as an active member of the American Psychiatric Association, National Medical Association, and Black Psychiatrists of America. His further affiliations include, but are not limited to, the Cook County Physicians Association, and the Illinois Psychiatric Society.
Dr. Bell's achievements have been highlighted with numerous formal honors and awards over the years. Recent recognitions include a Distinguished Service Award from the American Psychiatric Association in 2013, the Abraham Halpern Humanism Psychiatry Award from the American Association for Social Psychiatry, and the Agnes Purcell McGavin Award from the American Psychiatric Foundation in 2012. He has been named a Top Doctor in Chicago Magazine and listed in the Guide to America's Top Psychiatrists as well. Dr. Bell's multitude of accomplishments were taken into consideration when he was chosen to be featured in the 56th through 70th editions of Who's Who in America, the 5th through 8th editions of Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, the 20th through 23rd editions of Who's Who in the World, and the 1st through 4th editions of Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America. He has also appeared in several editions of Who's Who in the Midwest and Who's Who in Science and Engineering.
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