Vivek Bhargava

1963 - 2016

Vivek Bhargava M.D.

Feb 3, 1963 - June 29, 2016

Born in New Delhi, India February 3, 1963 and died of renal failure in Rancho Mirage June 29, 2016. Survived by partner, Derek Moore and his parents, Dr Nirmal and Krishna Bhargava of Rancho Mirage. At the age of 6 the family moved to Marshfield, Wisconsin and in 1971 to Oregon/Toledo, Ohio where his mother had her medical practice and his father a CPA. Vivek was an enterprising child and had a paper route for many years. He attended Clay High School and was the 1980 class Valedictorian. During his high school years he attended Boys Buckeye State, panelist on Quiz Bowl, attended the Presidential Classroom in DC, was on the tennis team with Jeff McNally, volunteered helping retarded children, yearbook photographer and a great lover of all types of music and as a young teenager was a fan of Bob Seger, along with his pals Steve Steel, Gary Humbarger and Jonette Steele. On to Stanford University, where there were palm trees and no snow. Member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, studied in England and lived in Cliveden Palace in Buckinghamshire while studying abroad. Graduated in 1984 with a degree in European History with Honors. Medical School at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland Ohio- 1989, Residency in Anatomic Pathology and Fellowships in Immunopathology and Cytopathology at UCSF in San Francisco, later joined the faculty at Stanford University Medical School, where he also served on the medical school admissions committee. Returning to UCSF, as a surgical pathologist. Licensed in both California and Washington he did locums tenens in various US cities with the VA and later in private practice in Merced, CA. Hastings Law School San Francisco, 2010. Vivek has always been involved in his profession and giving back to his community. A guest lecturer and presenter at medical conferences in his specialty of breast and prostate cancers and was published extensively. Member of US & Canadian Academy of Pathology, Fellow, College of American Pathologists, Rancho Mirage Rotary Club and a Paul Harris Fellow, vice president of the Stanford University Alumni of the Desert, Rancho Mirage Writers Festival, charter attendee/reader, Books 2 Films Club, Rancho Mirage Library Book Club, Bridge Club member at Unitarian Universalist Church. Vivek is also survived by aunts and uncles and cousins and many friends. As with Hindu tradition a private family event was held on July 2nd and a Memorial Service on July 12th. Vivek's challenge to all his friends and family is not to send flowers or send money to a charity of your choosing, but to give of yourself, your time and talents to your community, be active in helping others, whether they, be less fortunate, or simply need a HAND UP, not a hand out. Have a social conscience. If that sounds like a political statement, IT IS. Trident Society is in charge of arrangements for cremation.

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