In Memoriam: Denton A. Cooley, MD (1920–2016)

Denton Arthur Cooley, MD.

Denton Arthur Cooley, MD, a pioneering heart surgeon, died November 18, 2016, at age 96. He was born in Houston, TX, on August 22, 1920, to Ralph Clarkson Cooley and Mary Fraley Cooley. From the beginning, Cooley’s career in medicine and his contributions to humanity seem to have been foreshadowed. His father was a prominent Houston dentist, and the attending obstetrician at his birth was Dr Er...

In Memoriam Mila Rainof, MD

Since 1839, Yale medical students have been writing theses as part of their professional training. It is an introduction to the practice of original research, a demanding and sometimes exhausting pursuit. The thesis project promotes a tenacity well suited for the practice of medicine. The thesis advisor has a challenging role as well — one that can only be filled by an individual whose dedicati...

In memoriam: Joep Lange MD, PhD

Professor Joep Lange lived a life of profound consequence. One of the true leaders in our field, his life and work played fundamental roles in shaping and directing the global response to HIV/AIDS by any measure one of the great human, medical and public health movements of our time. Joep was a past president of the International AIDS Society. His killing, with his beloved partner and muse Jacq...

In memoriam: Stephen F. Lowry, MD, MBA.

In Memoriam: M. Colin Jordan, MD

M. Colin Jordan, former Infectious Diseases Division Director and Professor of Medicine at both the University of Minnesota and the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), died April 8, 2015. Colin lived an exceptional life, touching patients and colleagues with his excellence and high expectations as a physician and scientist and his rare combination of warmth and nurturing with cutting, ...