Dr. Ivan Gulas, Ph.D., ABPP, is a board-certified clinical psychologist with decades of clinical experience, including more than twenty years on the faculty of Harvard Medical School. A childhood survivor of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, he brings both personal and professional depth to his writing on trauma, recovery, and Jewish history. He graduated with honors from Boston University and completed his doctoral studies at Dartmouth College and Ohio University, with his clinical internship at Beth Israel Hospital / Harvard Medical School. Working across a broad range of treatment modalities — psychodynamic, cognitive, and behavioral therapies, as well as neuropsychological evaluation — he tailored his approach to the needs of each patient.
He later left clinical practice to found a medical technology company, drawing directly on his psychological background to develop the first photorealistic digital facial-expression solution. The work earned him a U.S. patent and became the core technology that took the company public on NASDAQ; it was used in major visual-effects-driven feature films from the late 1990s onward. Venture funding enabled the company to acquire one of Los Angeles's legendary visual post-production studios, where he held a leadership position until the sale of his interest. A member of the Producers Guild of America, he has served as producer and executive producer of films, television series, and live broadcast events.
He remains active in writing, publishing, and nonprofit work. His books include 'Changing the Odds: A New Understanding of PTSD and the Path to Recovery', 'Asylum Without Walls', 'Senior Sex: Intimacy and Isolation', and 'Midlife'. His most recent publication is 'Those for Whom No Accounting Was Required: The Forced Labor Diary of Dr. József Bihari, 'which he translated to English from the Hungarian and edited — the wartime diary of his uncle, a survivor of Hungary's forced labor battalions.
He is the recipient of the Humanitarian of the Year Award from the Emanuel Foundation for Hungarian Culture, founded by actor Tony Curtis in 1987 to restore Jewish heritage sites in Hungary..
