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Dr. Richard Olney, 64 (2012)
PAUL ELIAS, The Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dr. Richard Olney, an internationally renowned researcher who dedicated his life to finding a cure for Lou Gehrig's disease, has died after his own eight-year battle with the disease. He was 64.The University of California, San Francisco announced Monday that Olney died Friday at his Marin County home.He had spent nearly his entire 25-year...
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Ralph Steinman, 68 (1943 - 2011)
KARL RITTER, The Associated PressSTOCKHOLM (AP) — A pioneering cell biologist was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for his discoveries about the immune system. Hours later, his university said he had died of pancreatic cancer three days earlier, even as he was using his own research to try to save his life.The Nobel committee, which is only supposed to consider living scientists, said...
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Dr. James Bowman, 88 (1923 - 2011)
The Associated PressCHICAGO (AP) — Dr. James Bowman, an internationally recognized pathologist whose daughter Valerie Jarrett is a senior White House adviser, has died. He was 88.The University of Chicago Medical Center says Bowman died there Wednesday after a long battle with cancer.Bowman was a professor emeritus in the university's pathology and medicine departments.He was the first tenured...
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Wilson Greatbach, 92 (1919 - 2011)
CAROLYN THOMPSON, The Associated PressBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Wilson Greatbatch, whose invention of the implantable cardiac pacemaker has kept millions of hearts beating in rhythm, died Tuesday. He was 92.Greatbatch died at an assisted living center in suburban Buffalo, where he had lived in recent years, said Kathryn Tarquin, spokeswoman for Greatbatch, Inc., the company he founded.The cause of...
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Dr. Bernadine Healy, 67 (1944 - 2011)
JOHN SEEWER, The Associated Press Dr. Bernadine Healy, the first woman to direct the National Institutes of Health and the leader of the American Red Cross during the Sept. 11 terror attacks, has died. She was 67. Healy died at her home in suburban Cleveland on Saturday, according to Schulte & Mahon-Murphy Funeral Homes in Lyndhurst. She had suffered from brain cancer, but the cause of her...
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Baruj Benacerraf, 90 (1920 - 2011)
RUSSELL CONTRERAS, The Associated PressBOSTON (AP) — Baruj Benacerraf, a Venezuela-born immunologist who shared the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, died Tuesday, his family announced....
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Dr. Donald Brandon, 84 (1926 - 2011)
BRONXVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Dr. Donald Brandon, a World War II combat veteran and longtime Manhattan internist whose patients included Marlon Brando, Tennessee Williams and a long line of foreign...
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Jack Kevorkian, 83 (1928 - 2011)
COREY WILLIAMS, The Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Jack Kevorkian built his suicide machine with parts gathered from flea markets and stashed it in a rusty Volkswagen van. But it was...
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Dr. David Sencer, 86 (1924 - 2011)
MIKE STOBBE, The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A prominent former federal health official whose career was tainted by controversy over a swine flu campaign in the 1970s has died. Dr. David...
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Dr. Baruch S. Blumberg, 85 (1925 - 2011)
RON TODT, The Associated PressPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dr. Baruch S. Blumberg, who shared the 1976 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his discovery of the hepatitis B virus, has died at age 85.He...
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Dr. Bernard N. Nathanson, 84 (1926 - 2011)
TOM McELROY, The Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Bernard N. Nathanson, an early abortion rights champion who oversaw tens of thousands of the procedures before having a change of heart and...
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Daniel Bell, 91 (1919 - 2011)
HILLEL ITALIE, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Daniel Bell, a leading sociologist of the past half-century who wrote groundbreaking books about the demise of revolutionary politics and...
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Ronald Lee Herrick, 79 (1931 - 2010)
CLARKE CANFIELD, The Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Ronald Lee Herrick, who donated a kidney to his dying twin brother 56 years ago in what's recognized as the world's first successful...
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Isabelle Caro, 28 (1982 - 2010)
ANGELA CHARLTON, The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Isabelle Caro, a French actress and model whose emaciated image in a shock Italian ad campaign helped rivet global attention on the problem of...
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Georges Mathe (2010)
The Associated PressPARIS (AP) — Oncologist Georges Mathe, who in 1959 performed the world's first bone marrow transplant, has died, the French president's office said Monday. He was 88.Nicolas...
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Dr. William R. Kirtley, 96 (1914 - 2010)
JEFFREY COLLINS, The Associated PressCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Dr. William R. Kirtley, a medical researcher pioneer who helped develop drugs after World War II that greatly improved the lives of...
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Dr. Frank Ryan, 50 (1960 - 2010)
SANDY COHEN, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Celebrity plastic surgeon Dr. Frank Ryan, who made headlines for performing multiple surgeries on reality TV star Heidi Montag, has died. He...
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Burton Grebin , 68 (1941 - 2010)
The following story courtesy of The Wall Street Journal By STEPHEN MILLER Driven by the memory of a young patient who died alone in the hospital, Burton Grebin established one of the nation's...
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Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, 69 (1940 - 2009)
By CELEAN JACOBSON Associated Press Writer JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's former health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, who gained notoriety for her dogged promotion of lemons, garlic and...
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Malcolm Oliver Perry II, 80 (1929 - 2009)
(Associated Press) By TERRY WALLACE Associated Press Writer DALLAS - Dr. Malcolm Oliver Perry II, who attended to President John F. Kennedy at Parkland Memorial Hospital after he was shot...
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William Ganz (2009)
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Dr. William Ganz, a pioneering cardiologist and one of the inventors of a specialized catheter, has died. He was 90. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center released a...
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Shiloh Pepin, 10 (1999 - 2009)
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Shiloh Pepin, a girl who was born with fused legs, a rare condition often called "mermaid syndrome," and gained a wide following on the Internet and national television, has...
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Ignacio V. Ponseti , 95 (1914 - 2009)
By NIGEL DUARA, Associated Press Writer IOWA CITY, Iowa A University of Iowa doctor who perfected a nonsurgical treatment for curing clubfoot in infants has died. University of Iowa...
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Dr. Frederick "Fred" Wirth, Jr. (2009)
By MARTIN GRIFFITH, Associated Press Writer RENO, Nev. -- Dr. Frederick "Fred" Wirth Jr., the physician to America's first test-tube baby, has died, his family said Friday. He was 68. Wirth...
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Tony Huesman (1957 - 2009)
By JAMES HANNAH, Associated Press Writer DAYTON, Ohio — A heart transplant recipient who lived a record 31 years with a single donated organ has died at age 51 of cancer, his heart still going...
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Dr. Joel Weisman, 66 (1943 - 2009)
LOS ANGELES — Dr. Joel Weisman, who co-wrote the first report on AIDS in 1981, has died. He was 66. Weisman died Saturday at his Los Angeles home. His domestic partner, Bill Hutton, said Weisman...
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O. Carl Simonton (2009)
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. - Dr. O. Carl Simonton, a radiation oncologist who advocated treating the emotional and psychological needs of cancer patients, died June 18. He was 66. He choked to death...
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George Tiller, 67 (1941 - 2009)
WICHITA, Kan. - When George Tiller was young he dreamed not of being one of the most visible and strident advocates for abortion rights, but of becoming a dermatologist. The 67-year-old...
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Turkan Saylan (2009)
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) Turkan Saylan, a doctor who battled leprosy in Turkey and founded a secularist association devoted to providing educational grants for poor children, has died. She was 74. ...
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Irving V. Glick (2009)
JEFFERSON, Texas - Irving V. Glick, who was the U.S. Open tennis tournament doctor for more than 25 years, died Friday. He was 92. Glick died after a long illness at his home in Great Neck, N.Y.,...
