Dr. Erwin Federico Hirsch

Heartful and painful memories from Erwin, oustanding Trauma surgeon, mentor, friend and educator for future generations of physisicians, including myself. dearly. Froilan

Please accept our deepest and sincere condolences and pass our deepest sympathies to his family and to all those who have known him and are greiving his loss. He was a the best friend of the C.O.T. of
the Chilean Chapter of the American College of Surgeons.

god bless

To Dr. Hirsch' Family
I met Erwin almost 25 years ago as an administrative assistant at the then Boston City Hospital. He was rough on the edges, but a man who was determined. We crossed paths several times, but when my sister, Karen, needed surgery, I consulted with him and although he had to go in more than once he stated "I will find out what is causing her belly pain". I am happy to report that she does well today. Marie, his long-time assistant and I, have crossed many paths in...

Kirsten, dear.....
I am shocked, killed with this news.... Mike [der Boghosian] wrote me yesterday, Hovik [Sarkavagian] is already informed..........
You know how I liked him, he always was no only teacher but friend for me......
I am crying all day today because of this terrible news....
Kirsten, dear, how we can write something to his family, or to his department? Could you please give me an advice?
Hugs and thank you for writing to me
Anna
[Anna Boshyan, formerly of...

CON SINCERO DOLOR DESPEDIMOS A UN DESTACADO CIRUJANO DE TRAUMA, BRILLANTE INSTRUCTOR ATLS, AGRAN AMIGO DE CHILE. NO SERA OLVIDADO POR TODOS AQUELLOS QUE COMPARTIERON SUS VALIOSAS EXPERIENCIAS EN CONGRESOS, CURSOS Y JORNADAS.

ADHERIMOS AL PESAR POR LA IRREPARABLE PERDIDA DE UN GRAN CIRUJANO DE TRAUMA DEL BMC.

fue un maravilloso profesional, amaba todo lo que hacía, disfrutaba enseñando, fue un impulsor de los Cursos ATLS en Latino América y en especial en Chile. Gran amigo y gran Cirujano de Trauma.

The most memorable events of my life took place in Boston, as a resident in the Boston University Surgical Residency Program. I completed training in 1994. I have many good (and some scary) memories of working under Dr. Hirsch. He was, and to me will remain, larger than life. I learned not only surgical skills, but life lessons from him. His style was his own, but clearly he loved the didactic nature of his job. When we performed well, he was proud. When we were less than stellar, he...