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* Campaign to Honor Scott, Former Chair of Neurosurgery The School of Medicine announces a campaign to raise $2 million to name the first endowed chair in Temple’s Department of Neurosurgery in memory of alumnus Michael Scott, MD ’39, who was chief of Neurosurgery at Temple from 1943 to 1971. Dr. Scott, who died in 1979, was instrumental in developing Temple’s neurosurgery program, and in addition was responsible for training many neurosurgeons. Former students and residents remember his ability to build strong patient-physician relationships, personalizing his approach to each unique case. “Michael Scott was beloved by all as a teacher, mentor and friend,” says Richard Close, MD ’72, a neurosurgeon based in Reading, Pa., one of many who trained under Dr. Scott. “His name is synonymous with excellence, and those who trained with him benefited from his rigorous attention to detail and his high standard of care.” Dr. Scott had many Temple ties. His sons are TUSM alumni: R. Michael Scott, MD ’66, and Richard D. Scott, MD ’68. R. Michael is chief of Neurosurgery at Boston Children’s Hospital and winner of a 1996 TUSM Alumni Achievement
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Award. Richard is professor of orthopedic surgery at Harvard and this year’s Alumni Service Award recipient (see page 24). Dr. Scott’s wife, Catherine Scott, was very involved in the Temple community and served on the TUH Auxiliary. “The Scott family has been very generous to Temple,” says Christopher Loftus, MD, chair of Neurosurgery at Temple, noting among their many gifts the lectureship in neurosurgery they established in 1995 in Dr. Scott’s name. R. Michael Scott, MD ’66, was the first lecturer. “An endowed chair in Dr. Scott’s honor is a very fitting way to remember his dedication and achievements,” says Dr. Loftus. “Endowed chairs are remarkably powerful tools for recruiting excellent faculty and attracting candidates at the top of their fields,” he explains. To date, $60,000 has been raised toward the Scott Chair, including a $50,000 anonymous donation and a generous gift from Paul M. Lin, MD ’54, a neurosurgeon based in suburban Philadelphia. For more information, contact Eric Abel at abel@temple.edu or 215-707-3023.
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