Eugene Schoenfeld
Dr. Eugene Schoenfeld, known as Dr. HipPocrates (born March 17, 1935, in New York City),[1] was a popular underground newspaper columnist in the 1960s.
Origins of "Dr. Hip"
Publisher Max Scherr of the Berkeley Barb was a friend of Schoenfeld's, and it was Scherr's idea to have a column addressing questions about human health and behavior posed by readers. Scherr also suggested the moniker Dr. Hip. Inquiries regarding new health concerns during the sexual revolution and the drug culture of the 1960s were the most common, and Dr. Hip's advice was refreshingly straightforward and nonjudgmental.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Dr. Hip columns
Upon returning from Africa to the
Distrustful of establishment sources of any kind, the advice dispensed in the Dr. Hip columns was one of the few sources of medical information the
Medical career
Schoenfeld has been the
Schoenfeld now practices psychiatry in San Rafael, California, where he lives with his wife and daughter.[17]
References
- ^ Whiting, Sam (March 15, 2012). "Dr. Hip Pocrates about to become a dad". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ a b McGrady, Patrick (1972). The Love Doctors. New York, NY: The Macmillan Company. p. 254.
- ^ Chusmir, Janet (November 21, 1971). "The Miami Herald" – via p 25-G.
- ^ California's Health, "Hip doctor gives health advice through underground press", November 1967, Volume 25-5, published by the State of California Department of Public Health.
- ^ a b The New York Times Book Review, (February 16, 1969) "Dear Doctor Hip Pocrates" by Eric Berne.
- ^ The New Physician, (June 1970,) "Interview: Dr. HIPpocrates", p. 496.
- ^ Time (March 7, 1970) "Patient Care: Dr. Hip", p.49.
- ^ Newsweek, (May 19, 1969) "Ask Dr. Hip", p. 118-119.
- ^ a b Schoenfeld, Eugene (1968). Dear Doctor HipPocrates: Advice Your Family Doctor Never Gave You. New York: Grove Press, Inc.
- ^ Schoenfeld, Eugene (1967). Dr. Hips Natural Food and Unnatural Acts. New York, NY: Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- ^ Schoenfeld, Eugene (1979). Jealousy: Taming the Green-Eyed Monster. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston.
- ^ Schoenfeld, Eugene (1981). The Down-To-Earth Health Guide. Celestial Arts Press.
- ^ Pacific Sun, (February 7–13, 1996) "Talk-Show Docs", by Jill Kramer.
- ISBN 9780061655937.
- ISBN 0-385-24530-0.
- ISBN 978-0-385-34756-3.
- ^ "Psychiatrist and Expert Testimony :: Eugene Schoenfeld, M.D." www.eugeneschoenfeld.com. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
External links
- Official website
- Interview with Eugene Schoenfeld by Stephen McKiernan, Binghamton University Libraries Center for the Study of the 1960s