In Memoriam

’49 M.D. — Abraham Blumer of West Bloomfield, Mich., Jan. 9, 2023; practiced obstetrics and gynecology until 1998 in private practice and at Sinai Hospital of Detroit (now known as DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital). Dr. Blumer was a husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He also enjoyed dancing and woodworking. 

’57 M.D. — Blake Cady of Brookline, Mass., July 15, 2023; surgical oncologist. Dr. Cady joined the surgical staff of the Lahey Clinic Foundation and Harvard Medical School in 1967. In 1982, he became chief of surgical oncology at New England Deaconess Hospital. He was appointed professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School in 1991, and, at retirement, joined the surgical faculty of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University as professor of surgery. Dr. Cady was widely published and served as founding editor of the Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America. He was the recipient of numerous honors related to efforts in tobacco control and served as president of many professional societies including the Massachusetts chapter of the American Cancer Society, the Boston Surgical Society and the Society of Surgical Oncology. Dr. Cady was a mentor to many in the fields of surgical oncology and public health, and enjoyed outside interests including skiing and sailing with family and friends. 

’62 M.D. — Gerald Lee “Jerry” Mandell of North Garden, Va., July 13, 2023; infectious disease specialist. He was the Owen R. Cheatham Professor of Sciences, chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases and professor of medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He was also a founding editor of “Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett’s Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases.” Dr. Mandell served as president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, chair of the American Board of Internal Medicine section on infectious diseases and president of the American Clinical and Climatological Association. He received the Bristol Award for lifetime achievement from the Infectious Diseases Society of America, a MERIT Award from the NIH, an “Inventor of the Year” award from the University of Virginia and the Weill Cornell Medical College Alumni Award of Distinction. Dr. Mandell, an avid exerciser, nature photographer and tropical fish breeder, also enjoyed searching for the perfect pastrami sandwich.

’64 M.D. — John J. Granato Jr. of Glendale, Calif., March 18, 2023; urologist. Dr. Granato wore many hats in his medical career and enjoyed life in both Northern and Southern California. He and his wife were married three months short of 60 years. He left many good memories.

’78 M.D. — Harry L. Sernaker of Washington, July 13, 2023; anesthesiologist.

’96 M.D. — Anthony A. Granato of Raritan Township, N.J., May 17, 2023; practiced pulmonary disease, critical care medicine and sleep medicine. After serving as an assistant professor of clinical medicine at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, Dr. Granato moved to Hunterdon Medical Center, where he opened Hunterdon Pulmonary and Sleep Associates in 2011. The first board-certified sleep medicine physician in Hunterdon County, Dr. Granato served as chair of Hunterdon Medical Center’s Department of Medicine and chair of the Medical Staff Performance Improvement Committee, and sat on the medical center’s Board of Trustees. Dr. Granato’s passion for medicine was surpassed only by his passion for being a friend to every person he was honored to care for. Loved by his patients and the community, he would say his greatest title was not that of medical doctor, but rather that of Dad to his three daughters: Julia, Amelia and Elise.