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Peter Reich, M.D., former chief of psychiatry at MIT Medical, dies at 82
September 18, 2013 | Kim Schive

Peter Reich, M.D., MIT Medical’s chief of psychiatry from 1989 to 2002, passed away in New York in the Adirondacks on August 11th after a battle with leukemia. He was 82.

Reich graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1956 and later served as the head of the Division of Psychiatry at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. He was also a Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

Reich’s impact and presence on the MIT campus were widespread during his time here. “He immediately became part of the community and quickly made ties with faculty, deans, and administrators,” says MIT Medical psychiatrist Lili Gottfried, M.D. “He was incredibly active and engaged.”

“Peter led the Mental Health service in a way that brought the best out of multiple disciplines,” says Medical Director William Kettyle, M.D. “He was very forward thinking and helped develop a platform of care where everyone was working together to support the mental health needs of the community.”

While at MIT, Reich was tremendously dedicated to his staff, patients, and the MIT community. “He was a role model and a teacher,” says Gottfried. “He led by example, was graceful in the face of adversity, and always went the extra mile for those under his care.”

After leaving MIT, Reich continued to practice medicine. He had a core of long-term devoted patients whom he saw regularly until his death.

Reich is survived by his wife Lee, brother Charles, son Daniel, daughter Alice, and four grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Adirondack Council, P.O. Box D-2, Elizabethtown, NY 12932.

Photo credit: BRIAN HEMOND — THE TECH

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