John Romano (physician)

[3] He published over 200 scientific papers and served on several editorial boards including the Journal of Psychiatric Research.

His father was an immigrant from Calabria, Italy and a music teacher; his mother, a family welfare worker, was a first-generation Italian-American with Tuscan ancestry.

[2][4] Romano stayed in Colorado from 1935 to 1938, where he worked with Franklin Ebaugh and gained experience in psychosomatic medicine and patient care.

He also came to the attention of Soma Weiss, M.D., who had heard of Romano's skill in clinical teaching and research and served as his mentor.

While visiting Boston, he met George L. Engel, who had a particular interest in psychosomatic medicine, and recruited him to the faculty at Cincinnati and later at the University of Rochester.

[4] In 1945, after returning to the United States, he accepted the role of founding chairman in the Psychiatry Department at the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry.

As such, Romano was heavily involved in student and trainee teaching and spent a lot of time working on medical education.

[2] Romano died at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New York in June 1994 after an acute stroke.