University, GSOM Partner to Present Lecturer
Richard Kogan, M.D., presented a lecture, “Schumann: Music, Mood Swings & Madness,” in April at Geisinger School of Medicine (GSOM). Dr. Kogan’s appearance was a collaboration between GSOM and The University of Scranton’s Schemel Forum. From left: George Aulisio, Ph.D., dean of the Weinberg Memorial Library at The University of Scranton; Dr. Kogan, professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and artistic director of Weill Cornell Music and Medicine; and Julie Byerley, M.D., president of Geisinger College of Health Sciences, dean of GSOM and chief academic officer at Geisinger.Richard Kogan, M.D., professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and artistic director of Weill Cornell Music and Medicine, presented a concert lecture, “Schumann: Music, Mood Swings & Madness,” on April 10 at Geisinger School of Medicine (GSOM).
Dr. Kogan’s appearance in Scranton was a collaboration between the Schemel Forum, which is a community education and cultural enrichment program sponsored by The University of Scranton’s Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Library, and GSOM. The Schemel Forum hosts numerous luncheon seminars, short academic courses and collaborative programs, such as this, during each semester.
Dr. Kogan discussed how creative artists are especially vulnerable to mental illness, highlighting German composer Robert Schumann, who blurred the lines between genius and insanity.
