Massachusetts Medical Society: In Memoriam - 2019

In Memoriam - 2019

2019

The following deaths of MMS members were reported to the Society during 2019.

Kurt J. Isselbacher, MD, 94; Newton and Woods Hole, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston; died July 18, 2019.

Lawrence J. Malone, MD, 89; Carlsbad, CA; Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA; died November 1, 2019

Byron S. Lingeman, MD, 90; Wellesley Hills, MA; Indiana University Medical School, Indianapolis; died September 9, 2019

Benjamin Shambaugh, MD, 96; Cambridge, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston; died December 27, 2018

Kenneth H Bryant, MD, 95; Weston, MA;  The University of Adelaide, South Australia; died December 30, 2018

Edward Tober, MD, 90; Exeter, NH; Jefferson Medical School of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; died May 20, 2019.

Frank A. Pomer, MD, 94; Belmont, MA;  Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA; died June 22, 2019.

Martin D. Becker, MD, 84; Westwood, MA; Tufts Uni-versity School of Medicine, Boston; died March 25, 2019.

Johan P. Bonk, MD, 92; Hampstead, NC; Faculty of Medicine of Utrecht University, Netherlands; died No-vember 13, 2016.

Subhash C. Bowry, MD, 74; Winchester, MA; Christian Medical College & Hospital, India; died August 2, 2012.

James R. Brown, MD, 80; Boxford, MA; Boston Uni-versity School of Medicine; died January 17, 2018.

Jose Delgado, MD, 95; Marion, MA; Howard Universi-ty College of Medicine, Washington, DC; died April 14, 2019.

Robert G. Dolan, MD, 87; Yarmouth Port, MA; Uni-versity of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; died March 9, 2019.

Robert L. Ehrmann, MD, 96; Westwood, MA; New York University School of Medicine, New York City; died February 24, 2019.

Paul G. Foster, MD, 84; Wellesley, MA; Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston; died March 20, 2019.

Louis B. Grace, MD, 91; Englewood, FL; Tufts Univer-sity School of Medicine, Boston; died March 17, 2019.

Christos A. Hasiotis, MD, 83; East Falmouth, MA; Uni-versity of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; died October 28, 2018.

Mary Ann Healey-Villa, MD, 83; Winchester, MA; Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadel-phia; died March 20, 2019.

Alvin J. Keroack, MD, 92; East Longmeadow, MA; Yale School of Medicine, New Haven; died April 20, 2019.

James H. Mahoney, MD, 80; South Hadley, MA; Georgetown University Medical School, Washington, DC; died May 4, 2019.

Henry J. Mankin, MD, 90; Bethesda, MD; University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; died December 22, 2018.

Denise C. Rollinson Sassower, MD, 62; Boston, MA; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City; died July 19, 2018.

David Savitz, MD, 80; Jamaica Plain, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston; died February 13, 2019.

Robert L. Shirley, MD, 82; Goffstown, NH; Harvard Medical School, Boston; died November 27, 2017.

Harry B. Stults Jr., MD, 88; Oklahoma City, OK; Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland; died November 24, 2016.

Jose L Silva, MD, 95; Carlisle, PA;  George Washington University Medical School, Washington DC; died November 29, 2018.

David Savitz, MD, 80; Jamaica Plain, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; died February 13, 2019.

Robert L. Shirley, MD, 82; Goffstown, NH; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; died November 27, 2017.

James R. Brown, MD, 80; Boxford, MA; Boston University School of Medical, Boston, MA; died January 17, 2018.

Robert H. Ackerman, MD, 83; Cambridge, MA; University of Rochester School of Medicine; died December 18, 2018.

Norman L. Avnet, MD, 89; Pittsfield, MA; University of Rochester School of Medicine; died January 13, 2017.

Gerald J. Bargman, MD, 79; Boxford, MA; SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse; died September 28, 2018.

William A. Cook, MD, 86; Amesbury, MA; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison; died November 13, 2018.

Henry J. Crampton, MD, 94; Concord, NH; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston; died March 26, 2017.

Leslie J. DeGroot, MD, 90; South Dartmouth, MA; Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York; died October 23, 2018.

Thomas J. Dowd, MD, 89; Marblehead, MA;Hahnemann Medical College, Philadelphia; died September 26, 2017.

David B. Elmer, MD, 64; Centerville, MA; Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston; died October 18, 2018.

Melvin H. Farmelant, MD, 89; Naples, FL; Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston; died November 5, 2018.

John C. Going Jr., MD, 82; Westford, MA; Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston; died November 25, 2013.

Bernard T. Hutchinson, MD, 84; Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston; died April 9, 2018.

Richard J. Kitz, MD, 88; Wauwatosa, WI; Marquette University School of Medicine, Milwaukee; died September 19, 2017.

John J. McDonald, MD, 97; Needham, MA; Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston; died December 23, 2017.

Joseph F. Nates, MD, 96; Taunton, MA; Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston; died September 17, 2018.

Barry H. Paw, MD, 56; Saratoga, CA; UC Los Angeles School of Medicine; died December 28, 2017.

Ronal G. Rosso, MD, 87; Hingham, MA; Saint Louis University School of Medicine; died October 16, 2017.

William M. Soybel, MD, 86; Acton, MA; University of Vermont School of Medicine, Burlington; died November 11, 2018.

Barry Steinberg, MD, 84; Fall River, MA; Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine, Canada; died November 16, 2018.

Ernesto Waingortin, MD, 90; Milton, MA; Universidad De Buenos Aires, Argentina; died May 1, 2018.

Paul M. Epstein, MD, 70; East Falmouth, MA;  George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington DC; died December 9, 2017

Herbert F. Haberman, MD, 85; Toronto, Canada;  University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Canada; died January 1, 2019

Robert A. Scarpato, MD, 75; Osterville, MA; Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC ; died May 14, 2017 

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