Albert Globus, M.D.
Oct. 13, 1931 Jan. 24, 2021
Dr. Albert Globus, M.D., was born on Oct. 13, 1931, in New York and passed away on Jan. 24, 2021, in Santa Cruz. He lived to 89 and was a father to nine children. He healed the sick as a physician and psychiatrist and elucidated the workings of the brain as a scientist, making seminal discoveries in how the brain processes visual learning.
He was a dedicated therapist who took on many pro-bono cases and became a go-to forensic psychiatrist in the western United States, working for the defense in many capital-punishment cases.
While in practice in downtown Sacramento, he redeveloped and restored a Victorian building, converting it into a handsome multi-tenant medical office building titled The Jeffrey Building. He also was a lifelong writer, publishing a book of poetry and prose, “From Minefield to Mind Field.” He was the first Evans Scholar (National Golf Caddy Scholarship Foundation) from California and the youngest to ever r