DR. DAVID CARVER

DR. DAVID CARVER Age 85, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2015 at his residence in Princeton, NJ. He was a quiet man who improved the lives of millions via his work as a teacher, researcher, clinician and mentor. He was born in Boston, MA and earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard University. He went on to graduate from Duke University School of Medicine in 1955. Dr. Carver worked with two Nobel laureates whose research on the growth of viruses in tissue cultures had led to Dr. Jonas Salk's discovery of a polio vaccine. After completing a medical internship at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, he completed a fellowship at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio, while on active duty with the US Public Health Service. He completed his residency and chief residency in pediatrics at Boston Children's Hospital. David then began his teaching career as Director of the infectious diseases division in the Department of Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. He then moved to Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, serving as Director of the division of infectious diseases in the Department of Pediatrics, where he had established an international reputation as a pediatric virologist. In 1976 Dr. Carver was recruited from Johns Hopkins to be Physician-in-Chief at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, Canada. He recruited many outstanding pediatric subspecialists, reflecting the rapid advances in medical knowledge and an increasing ability to successfully treat complex pediatric illnesses. He served in this role until returning to the United States as Chairman at Rutgers Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson Hospital. He spent 12 years as Chair before changing roles to be appointed Associate Dean for faculty at Rutgers/ Robert Wood Johnson. His work as a researcher, teacher, author, physician and mentor has made the world a healthier and better place for us all. Dr. Carver will be missed, but always remembered. He is survived by two children Randy and Lesley and his three grandchildren Cidney, Ian and Tabitha. His wife Patricia and child Rebecca predeceased him. Funeral services and burial will be private at Raleigh Hebrew Cemetery, Raleigh, NC. In lieu of flowers, donations are appreciated to the Rebecca Carver Memorial Education Fund, 7473 Center St., Mentor, OH, 44060. A celebration of his life is planned for later this year and will be communicated to all. Funeral arrangements by Orland's Ewing Memorial Chapel, 1534 Pennington Rd., Ewing, NJ.