Barry A. Hong ’67

Barry A. Hong ’67

Barry A. Hong ’67, M.Div., Ph.D., ABPP, is a Professor of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine. He holds joint appointments in the Department of Medicine and in the Department of Psychology. He is the Vice-Chairman for Clinical Affairs in Psychiatry and the Chief Psychologist for Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Dr. Hong has been a consultant with the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) and the Division of Transplantation (HRSA). Presently, he is working with the National Living Donor Assistance Program (NLDAC), a federally sponsored project which has facilitated over 3,500 living kidney transplants. Dr. Hong has his Ph.D. from Saint Louis University and is a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology. He has been active throughout his career in the governance and leadership of the American Psychological Association, the Association of American Medical Colleges, the Society for Clinical Psychology and the Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers. He is a 1965 graduate of the Prep School and 1967 graduate of Concordia College New York. He went on to Concordia Senior College to complete his pre-seminary training in 1969 and graduated with an M.Div. degree in 1972. He was ordained into the ministry in 1972 at Our Savior Lutheran Church (LCMS) in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Hong lives in St. Louis with his wife, Dr. Faith Scofield, a retired school psychologist with a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas. Dr. Hong has three adult daughters and Dr. Scofield has an adult son. Together, they have six granddaughters and one grandson.