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Barbara Therese Murphy
1964 - 2021
Barbara Therese Murphy
1964 - 2021
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BORN
1964
DIED
2021
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Joyce Popoola
June 24, 2024
Departed too soon..Barbara you are sorely missed
Girish Nadkarni
April 29, 2022
I am really sorry about your loss. I cant tell you how much I miss her. She was instrumental to my life and my career.
Clodagh Loughrey Fogarty
April 29, 2022
I´m so sorry I can´t be in Pelham for Barbara today, and glad that Damian can be there. As spectacular as her academic and professional achievements were, she was a truly awesome person, and we are all the poorer for her loss. Much love to Peter, Gavin and her extended family.
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Roy First
April 29, 2022
Loss of such a wonderful person
David Briscoe
April 29, 2022
Still cannot believe....Barbara is so missed. My deepest condolences to Peter, Gavin and all the Murphy family.
Wishing you all some peace
Howard Fine
April 29, 2022
My deepest sympathy to Peter and your entire family. Barbara was truly an exceptional person and she is missed by many. I hope you find great peace and happiness in the memory of this extraordinary woman.
Howard
Tom Marron
April 29, 2022
Peter, thank you for sharing Barbara with us. I think I told you this, but I saw my first patient ever with her in 2005 and she inspired me and thousands of others through her passion for patients and science. If I achieve 10% of what she did in her career I'll consider my life a huge success.
Bruce Sands and Sara Karp Sands
April 29, 2022
The world is diminished by the loss of Barbara's brilliance, passion, caring and laughter. We will always miss her dearly.
Yusef Collins
April 29, 2022
My Condolence and Deepest Sympathy to the family, all are in my thoughts and prayers! Dr. Murphy will truly be missed, she was one of a kind, always approachable and made everyone feel that they mattered. I'm grateful to have known and worked under her guidance in the Department of Medicine.
Emma
April 29, 2022
Finding it hard to comprehend that the kindest, most wonderful, brightest ,and, all round beautiful human that I ,or the world ,have ever had the honour/luck of knowing is not here. We forged different paths through the years, that´s life . I will forever remember soo very fondly our cheeky giggling friendship. It´s not fair! We both know that. Love and miss you always X.
Judith A Aberg MD
April 29, 2022
Our hearts are all broken. Barbara was an accomplished physician scientist who served as an amazing role model especially to our female faculty.
She was our advocate, a friend, a trusted comrade and a genuinely kind person whose mission was to advance individuals career and science.
I would like a moment to reach out to Gavin. Gavin, your mother adored you and was so proud of every step you took. I had a meeting every month with your mom, one-on-one, to discuss business yet the first 5-10 minutes was always about you. You brightened her life and brought smiles whenever she mentioned you. Being your mother was her biggest accomplishment. Cherish the memories to help ease the pain.
In deepest sympathy,
Judy Aberg
Eileen Griesser
April 29, 2022
I have so many wonderful memories of our time together at RCSI. I will always remember Barbara's smile and quick wit.
Susan Gilbert
April 29, 2022
Peter, Gavin, and Barbara were an incredible team. Barbara, no matter how busy, came to school functions and meetings. While busy at work she took time to visit me when I was in the hospital. Such a glorious woman, brilliant, kind, and compassionate. I know her loss to her family, her friends, and her far-reaching professional community will be huge. My heartfelt condolences to Peter and Gavin. I am grateful for the community of friends and family who are supporting you.
Ben Chen
April 29, 2022
Barbara remains an inspiration to all who worked with her, as a physician, scientist, leader, advocate, mentor, advisor, teacher, role model, etc... She was such a special a person who played so many roles, so exceptionally well, she is greatly missed.
Samira Farouk
April 29, 2022
Dr. Murphy was a brilliant scientist, transplant nephrologist, innovator, advocate, feminist - and most importantly for me and so many others - a friend & mentor, who always reminded her mentees their personal happiness was more important than all else. I am incredibly grateful and lucky to be able to call myself one of her many mentees.
Miss you everyday, Dr. Murphy and am always striving to follow your advice: "You cannot have an impact if you live in the shadows afraid to fail or afraid of upsetting others. Success is not about abstracts, papers, awards, or titles. It is about having a positive impact on the lives of others, about meaningful change."
Doug Norman
April 29, 2022
Barbara was so generous with her limited time. She and her husband came to dinner with us when my daughter moved to Brooklyn after college so that my daughter would have a contact in NYC. We also tried to recruit her to Oregon back in the day when she wasn't so famous but still very accomplished and clearly a significant presence. This is a big loss for so many, family, friends, colleagues and community.
Maeve Skelly
April 29, 2022
Thank you for all the laughs we had from our first meeting on elective in Cornwall and our travels and adventures after that, all the while it was slowly dawning on me that you were not just funny, you were also brilliant but I never saw you happier than when you got together with Peter and built a whole new wonderful life together.
Talia Swartz
April 29, 2022
Barbara was an inspirational human being. She was a compassionate physician, inventive scientist, and dedicated educator and mentor. She carried herself with grace, poise, and kindness. She will always be remembered by the countless trainees and faculty who had the privilege of knowing her and learning from her.
Aidan Redmond
April 29, 2022
O Lord,
support us all the day long of this troublous life, until the shadows lengthen, and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed,
and the fever of life is over, and our work is done. Then, Lord, in thy mercy,
grant us a safe lodging, a holy rest,
and peace at the last.
Amen
Stephen Alexander
April 28, 2022
A wonderful person and a generous friend, who made the world a better and more enjoyable place.
Heartfelt wishes for Gavin and Peter and the Murphy clan.
Lorenzo Gallon
April 28, 2022
Barbara was extremely close to me; she was a special person with incredible qualities attracting all of those around her like a magnet. She was extremely intelligent, sensitive, loving, forever curious, and a true friend to many of us that were lucky enough to have met her. She was always generous with her time, and always happy to help those that needed it.
Barbara was the first person that I met after landing in Boston, when we both joined the Immunogenetics and Transplantation laboratory as research fellows, with Mohamed Sayegh and Bernie Carpenter as our mentors. Our friendship grew rapidly and with the perfect environment that Mohamed Sayegh created for the trainees in his lab, we were able to enjoy science while nurturing deep friendships, a truly magic recipe. We created fantastic memories of those times, and those moments will be immortalized within me forever.
Barbara and I kept those memories in our pockets like little coins of gold we would hold on to when we both departed down our own roads. When we would visit each other, it felt like no time had passed and we were back to our younger years of working together.
Barbara will never be forgotten, her impressive contributions to the field of nephrology and her loving relationships with all of those around her have created a legacy that will last forever in her name.
I miss her dearly, and my heart goes out to her husband Peter and her son Gavin, and the remainder of her family.
Sharon Mias
April 28, 2022
Dr. Murphy will remain a true role model for me -talented, dedicated, but most importantly, kind and approachable to all. A shining example of how strength can be coupled with understanding and warmth.
Marie Herin
April 28, 2022
Miss you Babs. Every day.
Scott Friedman MD
April 28, 2022
Barbara was a rare gift to all who knew her and will never be forgotten. She improved the lives of countless colleagues, trainees and patients. Her legacy will resonate for generations.
Alissa Ralston
April 28, 2022
I will always remember Barbara´s radiant smile and tremendous love for Gavin. My thoughts and sincere condolences are with your family.
Cathal Kelly, RCSI
April 28, 2022
My sincere condolences to Peter, Gavin and all the Murphy family. Barbara is sorely missed here at RCSI and by her clinical colleagues in Ireland. May she rest in peace
Sakshi
April 28, 2022
This sweet memory is from Jun 2019 at AHA gala where Barbara invited a few female faculty members; she was such a strong role model and missed every single day.
David Joyce
July 21, 2021
My sincerest condolences to Dr. Barbara Murphy's family. She was an incredible doctor who achieved so much throughout her esteemed career and always put the needs of her patients first. I first came to know Barbara through an alumni scholarship that she founded at my college in honour of her parents. As a mentor, she was always ready to lend a hand and offer any sage advice that she had. Dr. Murphy was a truly remarkable woman who was always generous with her time and talents. She was be greatly missed.
Mohammed A Rafey
July 14, 2021
Deepest condolences to her husband and family. She was a great Nephrologist and human being.
Chi-yuan Hsu
July 12, 2021
Barbara and I overlapped as fellows when the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and Women´s (BWH) Hospital were merging their nephrology fellowship programs. Barbara was a 4th-year fellow doing her clinical rotations (as back then numerous of the BWH fellows did their research years first) and I was a 1st-year MGH fellow starting out (prior to my research time). It was obvious that she was smart and generous even then. It´s been great to see her star rise over the years despite her dealing with some chronic health issue. Please accept my deepest condolences. I have always thought Barbara's success meant things were alright in academic medicine when brilliance, hard work and kindness are recognized and rewarded.
Chi-yuan Hsu, MD
Professor and Chief of Nephrology, University of California San Francisco
Simon Moody
July 9, 2021
I am so deeply sorry for your family's loss. Each and every time I saw "Barbara - Simon" on my calendar, I knew I was going to have a positive day. My thoughts are with each of you. Simon
Theresa Staten
July 8, 2021
To: Peter Fogarty & Family,
My Sincere condolences to you and your family for a great loss to you and to humanity.
I fought a good fight, I finished the race, I kept the faith.
Heather Holloway
July 6, 2021
Barbara was always an honarable lady and Doctor Sincere Sympathy
Darshana Dadhania
July 6, 2021
I remember feeling extremely nervous as I started a collaborative project with Dr. Barbara Murphy. From my eyes, she was a well poised, confident, determined woman who was an international leader in the field of transplantation. I was a bit intimidated and nervous since I was not sure what I would be able to add to the collaboration given her experience and accomplishments. In a very short time, I learned that she was an extremely supportive individual and a willing mentor. It was even more inspiring to see her dedication and perseverance as she managed her personal challenges with the challenges of work in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
It has been said that "The size of one´s will which determines success". Dr. Murphy had incredible `will´ and it is unbelievable that she is not here with us now.
Cherishing the memories with great respect...
Ana Maria Waaga-Gasser and Martin Gasser
July 5, 2021
In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.
Joyce Popoola, UK
July 5, 2021
An outstanding mentor, a huge abyss has been left in your stead
Krista Lentine
July 4, 2021
Deepest condolences to Dr. Murphy´s family, and to all friends, patients & colleagues impacted by this terrible loss.
o I´ve been touched & inspired by Dr. Murphy´s intelligence, grace & leadership across my career, starting w/ meeting her at the inaugural AST Fellow´s Symposium early in my training. It was a great honor to work with Dr. Murphy in collaborations incl. ASN & AST Committees, meetings such as the FDA Transplant Immunosuppression workshop, and on the NIH APOLLO steering committee.
o Dr. Murphy´s contributions to scholarship, administration & policy shaped transplant immunology, patient care & advocacy, and inspired countless Women-In-Medicine and individuals across disciplines. Dr. Murphy will be deeply missed but her transformative legacy will never be forgotten.
Peter Nickerson
July 4, 2021
Barbara has been such an inspiration since we were post doctoral fellows together in Boston. I have valued her friendship over the years and watched with amazement at all that she has accomplished - we all have benefited from knowing Barbara - she will be dearly missed
Lisa
July 4, 2021
My sincere condolences to Dr. Murphy's family. As a 30-year kidney transplant recipient, I am so grateful to Dr. Murphy for her dedication to helping those of us with ESRD. She truly made a difference in the world.
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