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Marilyn
September 13, 2024
Pete Coggins was an amazing Doctor. Not only was he highly knowledgeable and skilled but was also an extremely kind hearted gentleman. He embodied all the qualities of a great physician, mentor and friend. His legacy lives on within myself as well as many other lives he touched. We miss you Pete.
Jennifer
September 13, 2023
Dr. Coggins saved my life. No Dr. could ever even slightly compare to the compassion and empathy he showed me during the roughly 20 years I was his patient. I will forever miss and remember him as he was one of the kindest people I´ve ever met.
Jennifer Reeved
April 29, 2023
Dr. Coggins saved my life. His kindness so huge and his heart even larger. He truly cared about me, came to visit me in the hospital and never forgot to ask how my dog Bailey was. He will hold a special place in my heart forever.
Jennifer
Marilyn Seuffert
September 13, 2020
I was blessed to share an office with Pete at MGH for 7 years. Not only was he a wonderful, intelligent and mild mannered mentor but, I also considered him a dear friend. One who was honest, supportive and protective. He was and still is an extremely special man. His love, grace, kindness and intelligence still live in spirit and within the hearts of many lives he touched along the way.
gary schoolnik
January 9, 2020
Dear Pete and family,
Pete was a warm and quiet presence during my life as a house officer at MGH. I remember vividly his grace and dignity when his son Chase was lost, it will ever be for me an example of how to suffer such a loss while carrying on to care for patients and family. A truly great human and doctor and mentor, he has left the world a better place. gary schoolnik
Azeddine Jakib
October 28, 2019
Dr.coggins is one the nicest people I ever met. He saved my life, I owe him everything.
Robin Melendez
October 16, 2019
I had known Dr. Coggins for 22 years, beginning when I was first diagnosed with my kidney disease. He later was my nephrologist and PCP up until he had to retire two years ago. Dr. Coggins was the epitome of compassion. He genuinely cared about not only my health, but my life. He was everything I could have asked for in a physician and I would be hard-pressed to find someone of his caliber again. My deepest sympathies to the Coggins family during this difficult time; sending love and light your way
Rebecca Leong
October 11, 2019
I was fortunate to have had Pete as a teacher and mentor in the HST program (class of '88)He was a fine human being - a gifted teacher, warm and funny. Very sorry to hear of his passing.
Carlos Camargo
October 7, 2019
To the Coggins family,
Pete had been a very good friend of mine for many years. We go way back to Stanford years.
I am sorry to hear that he passed away. I remember vividly his intelligence and kindness.
My heart and thoughts go to the family.
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Dr. Carlos A. Camargo Sr
973 Cottrell Way
Stanford CA
David Joseph
October 6, 2019
I agree completely with my classmate, Dr. Freese. There were a lot of brilliant clinicians and great teachers at Harvard Medical School, but very few who were not only academic superstars, but also took such a genuine personal interest in the medical students, and even fewer who had the compassion, humor, common sense, and wisdom that Dr Coggins had. Unfortunately I lost touch with him after medical school, other than occasionally running into him in a hallway at MGH, but he lives on in my memory as a true inspiration.
David M Joseph MD
[email protected]
David Joseph
October 6, 2019
I agree completely with my classmate, Dr. Freese. There were a lot of brilliant clinicians and great teachers at Harvard Medical School, but very few who were not only academic superstars, but also took such a genuine personal interest in the medical students, and even fewer who had the compassion, humor, common sense, and wisdom that Dr Coggins had. Unfortunately I lost touch with him after medical school, other than occasionally running into him in a hallway at MGH, but he lives on in my memory as a true inspiration.
David M Joseph MD, [email protected]
Andrew Freese
October 5, 2019
Dr Coggins was one of the kindest and most caring faculty members in HST at Harvard and MIT. There were many tough personalities in the HST faculty at Harvard Medical School but Dr Coggins was one of the exceptions. He brought a tremendous humanity and warmth to his interactions with medical students, including me. He served as a model for me as I climbed the ranks of medical academia and instructed hundreds of medical students, residents and fellows. I learned a lot of physiology and pathophysiology from him but most importantly I learned how to be supportive and encouraging to each student with whom I had an interaction. I am saddened by his passing, but grateful for his long and productive life. I hope his children and wife can read this and have tremendous pride in this wonderful man! With warm regards, Andrew Freese, MD, [email protected]
Vikas Sukhatme
October 4, 2019
A kind, caring, compassionate and brilliant physician, he will be sorely missed.
Marilyn Seuffert
September 24, 2019
Oh Pete, you were a great doctor and also an awesome and caring mentor to me. This world will surely miss your special soul. Love, Marilyn
Christina Schell
September 21, 2019
Dr. Coggins will be forever missed. He was kind, patient, professional, and caring. He literally saved my life. He discovered that I had something going on with my heart at age 26 even though I had no symptoms. This led to successful open heart surgery at MGH and this led to my ability to now have a healthy 6 year old daughter Jasmine. Dr. Coggins was there every step of the way. He helped me to be brave in the years following the surgery. He wanted me to accept that I was all healed and strong. He encouraged me to be active and to sing every day as he knew it made me happy. I wish I had been able to say goodbye. I send his family all the strength in the world as that is what it will take to endure such a loss.
September 20, 2019
I think that Pete's decision to pursue nephrology as a specialty was influenced, at least in part, by Roy Maffly, in 1960 a newly minted member of Stanford's faculty, who had just completed training in renal medicine and research (nephrology was not then a common term) at the Mass General (where a medical student named Jamison spent time in the same laboratory as Roy) and UC San Francisco. At Stanford, Roy was regarded as a good teacher from the start, and he mentored Pete Coggins when Pete was a resident. Since then they became lifelong friends. I met Pete through Roy and Pete and I became friends. He was a very good doctor, nephrologist and person.
Rex Jamison, MD
Professor of Medicine, Emeritus
Stanford University
Kiran Ganda
September 20, 2019
Just got this news and feeling so sad, nostalgic and grateful. Rest in peace, dear Dr. Coggins. My primary care physician through college, my 20s and until just a couple of years ago. The best, most compassionate, caring doctor I ever had. He would call me, he visited me in the hospital, he would email me back lightning fast, he would make me smile, he helped me through some of my darkest days, and most importantly, he made me feel safe. I will miss you terribly as I already have these last few years. ❤
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