Dr. Neil Lempert

I am a graduate of Albany medical Center School of Nursing in 1974. He is one of the few doctors that I remember clearly from that ti.e. he was a strong personality but I remember him so well because I remember getting upset when he and a group of doctors came into a room with a patient who was medicated and not able to respond. They were discussing things that would not have been said in front of a conscious person. I said that we didn't know how much the patient was aware of what was...

Neil and his family lived around the corner and became great family friends as I was growing up. Neil was always welcoming and curious about my life...maybe because our names were different by just one letter. He was a comfort to my parents in times of crisis and my heart is with his family now.

On behalf of my family and especially my parents, Julio and Nancy Sosa, please accept our very deepest condolences. Dr Lempert was a long-time colleague of my father's at Albany Medical College and I grew up with the Lempert family in Delmar. Dr Lempert was iconic and a remote inspiration for many in American surgery. We all grieve his loss; may his memory be a blessing.

What an amazing man - a great teacher, a phenomenal mentor, and a great conversationalist. Over the 30 years of my surgical career, I had the privilege of his wisdom and kindness. He will be greatly missed. My deepest condolences to his beloved wife Judy, and his family.

My heartfelt condolence.We lost a great scholar, kind person and tennis player

Judy, My deepest condolences to you and your entire family. Neil was a Resident in Surgery while I was a Resident in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Albany Medical Center from 1963 to 1965. I hope you may remember me and my wife, Lynn, whom I met in Albany at that time, and whom I recently lost 2 years ago. Neil and I had occasion to work together a number of times in those days. He was always a mensch as well as a consummate professional. He will be fondly remembered.

Dr Lempert will be missed. He was more then my transplant Surgeon. He was a father figure to me. We spoke every month. He always gave me the best advice. Always made me laugh. He did both of my Transplants. One at 13 and one at 24 I am 56 and doing well with the same kidney. I will miss our talks Dr Lempert. Thank you for always being there for me. My condolences to your family. Carla Larkin.

Dr Lempert performed one of the first transplants for my father in 1970 , my brother in 1989 and mine in 1992 . His skill and competence gave my family decades that wouldn't have been Thank you and Godspeed Doctor.