R. GORDON DOUGLAS

DOUGLAS--R. Gordon. Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian are deeply saddened by the loss of our dear friend and colleague Dr. R. Gordon Douglas, former chair of the Weill Department of Medicine and physician-in-chief, respectively. A 1959 graduate of Weill Cornell Medical College, Dr. Douglas was a leading authority on viral infectious diseases and led both industry and nonprofit efforts to develop and distribute new vaccines. He completed residencies in internal medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian/ Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he was chief resident, as well as Johns Hopkins University. After serving as head of infectious diseases at the University of Rochester, Dr. Douglas returned in 1982 to New York City, where over the next eight years he grew the Weill Department of Medicine's grant support, faculty development and student training. He later led pharmaceutical companies' efforts to develop and distribute vaccines, including for Haemophilus B, hepatitis A and B, and chicken pox. A devoted scientist, clinician and mentor, Dr. Douglas had a notable impact on our institutions' evolution into a leading academic medical center. Dr. Douglas was predeceased by his first wife, Ann Moses Douglas. Our heartfelt condolences to his second wife, Sheila Mahoney; his children Robert G. Douglas III, Catherine L. Douglas and Timothy S. Douglas; his sister Lynne Douglas Hargrove; Sheila's son Robert Mahoney; and their extended family and friends. Dr. Robert A. Harrington, Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean,Weill Cornell Medicine Dr. Steven J. Corwin, President and CEO, NewYork-Presbyterian Dr. Myles Wolf, Chair, Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine; Physician-in-Chief, NewYork- Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center