David E. Sosin ’57

A psychiatrist who became an expert on ADHD, Dave died Jan. 4, 2024, in Scottsdale, Ariz.

He came to Princeton from Highland Park (N.J.) High School. Winner of a Westinghouse science scholarship, he majored in biology, graduating summa cum laude. He opined, however, that he liked his art, English, and French courses the best. Dave was a photographer for The Daily Princetonian, where he was able to photograph notable individuals such as Albert Einstein and Eleanor Roosevelt. He took his meals at Court Club.

Following graduation, Dave attended NYU Medical School, interned at Baltimore City Hospital, did his residencies at Bellevue and St. Vincent’s hospitals in New York, and served two years as an Air Force psychiatrist with the rank of captain. He then did research at the Yale School of Medicine and in California, but returned to set up private practice in his hometown of Highland Park. There he married Myra E. Shiffman, an English teacher at his high school, and they had two children, Sara and Alex. Returning to California, Dave practiced psychiatry there for more than 50 years. He and Myra published two books on ADHD. Upon retirement, they moved to Scottsdale.

Dave is survived by Myra, their two children, and their families.