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News: In Memoriam

Dr. Baruj Benacerraf, MCV Alumnus and Nobel Prize Winner, Dies
Baruj Benacerraf, M.D., a 1945 graduate of the Medical College of Virginia, which would later become the VCU School of Medicine, and a recipient of the Nobel Prize in medicine, died of pneumonia last Tuesday in his home in Boston at 90.
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H.M. Lee, Organ Transplant Pioneer, Dies
H. M. Lee, M.D., an internationally renowned pioneer in organ transplantation and former professor and chairman in the Division of Vascular and Transplant Surgery at the Medical College of Virginia, which became the VCU School of Medicine, died March 24 at the age of 87. (3/26/13)
Robert Peter Perry, M.D., Mentor, Teacher, Former Professor, Dies at 61
Robert Peter “Bob” Perry, M.D., adored mentor, teacher, doctor and former professor of internal medicine at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, died Aug. 18. He was 61. (9/6/12)
VCU Medical Center Staff Mourn the Loss of Friend and Colleague
Denise Thornby, director of education and professional development for the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, lost her courageous battle with cancer on July 31. She was 58. (8/3/12)
Dr. Mark Wood, known as Champion of Patient Care, Dies
Wood, who also served as assistant director of cardiac electrophysiology laboratories, was recognized internationally for his work as both a clinician and educator. (5/25/12)
Morton B. Gulak, Retired Urban Planning Professor, Dies at age 73
Gulak had retired from VCU’s urban and regional planning and urban studies and geography programs in 2010, following a career that lasted nearly four decades. (3/13/12)
VCU Student Advocate Dies
Cheryl Chesney-Walker, former executive director of the Office of Special Services for Students at VCU, died on Jan. 23 in Powhatan. (2/6/12)
John E. Jones, Former VP of Health Sciences, Dies at 81
Jones’ leadership in strategic planning during the 1990s helped lead to the establishment of the VCU Health System in 2000. His work significantly enhanced academic programs and research in health sciences and secured the future of the patient care mission at VCU. (12/9/11)
Edgar E. MacDonald, VCU Senior Cabell Scholar, Dies at 94
MacDonald specialized in Virginia history and literature and wrote extensively about Southern writers. (9/12/11)
Dr. Baruj Benacerraf, MCV Alumnus and Nobel Prize Winner, Dies
Baruj Benacerraf, M.D., a 1945 graduate of the Medical College of Virginia, which would later become the VCU School of Medicine, and a recipient of the Nobel Prize in medicine, died of pneumonia last Tuesday in his home in Boston at 90. (8/9/11)
Paul B. Ferrara, distinguished professor in forensic science, dies at age 68
(6/1/11)