Previous Administrative Positions
Dr. Finkel has attained leadership roles in the academic sector, proprietary sector, public sector and the community sector. He is accustomed to reviewing and analyzing difficult situations. He has been the driving force in the creation of major local, national, and international organizations in his field.
- Senior Vice-President, Medical Affairs and Research, Council for Jewish Elderly, 2003 – 2005
- Director, Leonard Schanfield Research Institute, Council for Jewish Elderly, 1995 – 2005
- Director, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Northwestern University Medical School, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Chicago, IL, 1988 – 1999
- Associate Director, Buehler Center on Aging, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, 1988 – 1999
- Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship Program, Northwestern University, 1990 – 1999
- Director, Clinical Trials Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University, 1996 – 1998
- National Medical Director, American Day Treatment Centers, 1996 – 1997
- Regional Medical Director, American Day Treatment Centers of Greater Chicago Region, 1993 – 1996
- Medical Director, Forest Hospital, Des Plaines, IL, Medical Director, Forest Health Systems; Director, Chemical Dependency Program, Forest Hospital, 1985 – 1987
- Medical Director, Charter Barclay Hospital, Chicago, IL, 1982 – 1985
- Coordinator, Services for the Elderly, Greater Chicago Region, State of Illinois Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, Chicago, IL, 1977 – 1980
- Director, Older Adult Program, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, IL, 1968 – 1976