helped pioneer the use of isotopic tracer techniques in biological systems. Throughout his career, he published 85 scientific papers in journals and 16 scientific reviews. In 1963, Kozloff joined the faculty of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver as professor of microbiology. In 1967, along with two colleagues, he co-founded the Journal of Virology, a leading scientific periodical, which plans to publish an overview of his contributions. Kozloff moved to the University of California, San Francisco, Medical Center in 1980, where he served as dean of the graduate division from 1981 to 1991. He retired in 1993. In 2005, the University of Chicago’s Medical & Biological Sciences Alumni Association honored him with the Distinguished Service Award for outstanding leadership and significant contributions to the Biological Sciences Division. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie, of 65 years; two brothers; four children; and six grandchildren. Richard “Rich” Lazar, MD’91, a spine surgeon, died on April 1, 2011, at age 52, from injuries sustained while skiing in Canada. Lazar was a partner in Colorado Springs Orthopedic Group. He was an avid sportsman and athlete who played junior hockey in Canada and captained the University of IllinoisChicago hockey team. His passion for skiing, golf, and outdoor adventures was second only to his love of family. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Jennifer Simon, and his three sons, Gordon, Glenn, and Drew. Jack L. McCleery, MD’62, lost his battle with cancer on January 17, 2011, at age 74. In 30 years of practice in internal medicine at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC), McCleery had a major impact on the development of the Section of Gastroenterology. He was the first to introduce modern flexible endoscopy to the DHMC. Over the course of his career, he instituted innovative procedures, such as the specialized endoscopic technique of ERCP, which allows imaging and therapy of the bile ducts and pancreas, and had never before been performed in northern New England. McCleery had a special interest in caring for patients with inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohn’s and colitis, and he participated in a landmark study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, that defined Crohn’s disease severity. He served as chief of the Section of Gastroenterology at DHMC from 1988 to 1997, retiring in 1998. McCleery was a beloved teacher and mentor at Dartmouth Medical School, where he served on the admissions committee. He loved crossword puzzles, reading, golf, and playing the piano and guitar. He is survived by his wife, Virginia McCleery, his daughter, son, and four grandchildren. James S. Miles, MD’45, passed away in Jacksonville, Florida, on April 13, 2012, just before his 91st birthday. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Grinnell College in 1942 and enlisted in the Navy in 1941. After two years of active duty in the Navy’s medical services, Miles returned to the University for his orthopaedic residency. In 1952, he joined the University of Colorado Medical School Department of Surgery, where he headed the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery. He served as chairman of the newly formed Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Colorado Medical Center from 1973 to 1986. Miles trained and mentored orthopaedic surgeons and consulted with medical schools around the world, helping them develop orthopaedic training programs. In 1986, he moved to San Diego, where he provided orthopaedic consultation at the Scripps Memorial Hospital and the San Diego Veterans Administration Hospital. He retired from professional practice in 2005 and moved to Amelia Island, Florida. Among his many interests were the history of medical education and Western history. He collaborated with the National Park Service, analyzing skeletal remains from the Anasazi ruins of Mesa Verde in southwestern Colorado. He is uchospitals.edu/midway
Joseph B. Kirsner, MD, PhD, 1909-2012 Joseph B. Kirsner, the Louis Block Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine, died from kidney failure at his home in Chicago on July 7, 2012. He was 102. After coming to the University of Chicago in 1935, Kirsner helped transform the field of gastroenterology from an art into a science. He was a pioneer in understanding the immunology and genetics of inflammatory bowel disease and was one of the first to show the increased risk of colon cancer in patients with ulcerative colitis. He was also a mentor and a role model for physicians learning how to care for patients. Every gastroenterologist should feel “at least slightly indebted to Joe Kirsner,” said Stephen B. Hanauer, MD, the Joseph B. Kirsner Professor of Medicine. survived by his wife, Carolyn, and Carolyn’s daughters, Carol Delaney and Kristin Allen, their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. He also is survived by his former wife, Jean Miles, and their children, Pat Miles Patterson, Dick Miles, Steve Miles, and Paul Miles, their children, and a great-grandchild. James W. Moulder, SB’41, PhD’44, died on May 6, 2011. A microbiologist at the University of Chicago for more than 40 years, Moulder performed groundbreaking research on many infectious and parasitic diseases, serving as chairman of the University’s Bacteriology and Parasitology Department, and later the Microbiology Department. Moulder was a Guggenheim Foundation fellow and a senior Fulbright scholar at the University of Oxford. He received the Eli Lilly Award in bacteriology and immunology in 1954 and was editor of the Journal of Infectious Diseases from 1957 to 1968. After retirement from the University, which honored him as a professor emeritus in 1986, Moulder and his wife, Della, moved to Tucson, where he advised students and faculty at the University of Arizona until 1998. He received the Bergey Medal in 1999 for his lifelong contributions to the field of microbiology, including research that led to crucial advances in the prevention and treatment of yellow fever, malaria, and chlamydia. Outside the laboratory, Moulder enjoyed camping, world travel, classical music, and furniture making. He returned to the Chicago area several years after his wife’s death to live closer to his daughter, Susan, and her family. Surviving are two children, John Moulder and Susan Perlman, their spouses, and five grandchildren. Richard Osband, MD’55, died January 11, 2012, at age 81. Following his internship, he served two years in the Air Force, stationed in Oklahoma. Osband had a private practice as an obstetrician-gynecologist for more than 42 years until his retirement in 2003. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Shirley K. Osband, and his sister, two sons, two daughters, their spouses, and 15 grandchildren. Ogden Poole, SB’41, SM’49, died February 5, 2010, at age 91. He taught biology at Waukegan High School in Waukegan, Illinois, from 1945 to 1977, also serving as chairman of the science department for many years. After retirement, he was active in the Lake County Retired Teachers Association, which named him “Retired Teacher of the Year” in 1992. Poole was a key member of a committee that brought about the establishment of the Nature Preserve at Illinois State Beach Park along the shore of Lake Michigan. He is survived by his brother, the Rev. Charles Poole, and his sister-in-law, Evelyn Poole.
David Simon, MD’77, formerly of Skokie, Illinois, died at home after a long illness, on January 31, 2012. He was surrounded by his family in San Diego, California. He is survived by his wife, Pam, and three children; his mother, Lee, and father, Myron; and his brother, Howard, sister-in-law Dana, and their three children. His sister, Jill Bernstein, preceded him in death. Eji Suyama, MD’50, died June 8, 2009, at age 89. He served during World War II in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team of the U.S. Army, which was comprised entirely of Japanese Americans. He was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action. He also gained status as an honorary Texan for helping rescue the “lost battalion,” a surrounded Texas battalion, in one of the costliest military encounters in U.S. history in terms of percentage of casualties. He served as chief of surgery at the Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth, Maine, and later practiced at the Veterans Hospital in Fort Meade, South Dakota, until his second retirement in 2008. His family included his wife, Virginia, three daughters and three sons. On November 2, 2011, he was awarded posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award given by Congress, which his daughter Sara Suyama accepted on his behalf. Norman R. Zinner, MD’58, passed away on April 15, 2012, at age 77. He established, and championed, the Ceithaml Scholarship Fund, a Pritzker School of Medicine loan program named in honor of Joseph J. Ceithaml, SB’37, PhD’41, dean of students from 1951 to 1986. Zinner is survived by his wife, Nancy, four children, one grandchild, and one sister.
Former Faculty Alvin Markovitz, PhD, professor emeritus of biochemistry and molecular biology, died on April 7, 2012, at the age of 82. Markovitz was a longtime member of the Department of Microbiology at the University of Chicago. In 2001, he was honored with the Medical & Biological Sciences Alumni Association Gold Key Award for his outstanding and loyal service. He is survived by his wife, Harriet June, and three of his four children, Paula, AB’78, Ellen, AB’83, and Nancy, AB’85. He was predeceased by his daughter, Diane, AB’74.
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