James Brody

BRODY-Dr. James D. Internal Medicine Specialist and Medical School Professor. James D. Brody, a physician and medical school professor died on Sunday at his home in Holmdel, New Jersey. He was 53. Doctor Brody was Associate Program Director of the Department of Medicine and Section Chief, Internal Medicine at Jersey Shore University Medical Center where he was also Founder and Co-Director of the Palliative Care Program and Chair of the Bioethics Committee. In addition, he served as Associate Program Director in the Department of Medicine at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Prior to his work and medical practice at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Doctor Brody was the Director of Intensive Care at the Hospital for Special Joint Diseases in New York City where he established that hospital's first intensive care unit in 1996. Born in La Jolla, California in 1952, Doctor Brody grew up in New Jersey and attended Fordham Preparatory School in Bronx, New York. He earned his bachelor's degree from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island and his medical school degree from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Doctor Brody did his medical residency at Saint Vincent's Hospital in New York City. In addition to his loving wife, Kerry, Doctor Brody is survived by his three beautiful daughters, Kate, Emma and Mary; his mother, Rita Brody of Westport, Connecticut; two sisters, Megan Chernin of Santa Monica, California and Marity Smith of New York City and a brother, William of New York City. Jim will be missed by all who knew and loved him. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to the Palliative Care Program at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Department of Medicine, 1945 Route 33, Neptune, New Jersey 07754.