Ralph David Feigin (April 3, 1938 – August 14, 2008) was an American

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whose influential book ''Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases'' was in its sixth printing at the time of his death.''Feigin and Cherry's Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases''
Retrieved 11-05-2009

Life and career

Feigin was born in Manhattan on April 3, 1938.

Education

He graduated from Columbia University with his A.B. degree in 1958 and followed with his medical degree from

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in 1962. He then underwent an internship at Boston City Hospital from 1962–63 and became a resident from 1963-64. He completed his residency at

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in 1965.

Career

After conducting research for the United States Army from 1965 to 1967, and becoming chief resident of the Children's Service of Massachusetts General Hospital, Feigin was a professor of pediatrics at Washington University in 1968. He took a faculty appointment at the Baylor College of Medicine in 1977, and was its President and CEO from 1996 to 2003. He was Chair of the Baylor College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics from 1977-2008. During this time, Feigin led the nation in grants for pediatric studies in 2003 and 2004.TimesDaily.co
''Ralph D. Feigin, 70, Children's Diseases Book Editor, Dies''
Retrieved 11-09-2009 Many of these grants were funded by the National Institutes of Health. Feigin was the Physician-in-Chief at Texas Children's Hospital from 1977 until the time of his death in 2008.Texas Medical Center New
Remembering Ralph Feigin
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Publications

Feigin was co-author and editor of numerous textbooks in pediatrics and infectious disease. His most influential works include: ''Feigin and Cherry's Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases'', ''Oski's Pediatrics: Principles and Practice''.Lippincott Williams & Wilkin
''Oski's Pediatrics: Principles & Practice''
Retrieved 11-09-2009 He was the associate editor for ''Pediatrics'', the official journal of the

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.American Academy of Pediatric
''AAP News''
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Death

Feigin, a nonsmoker, died of lung cancer in

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.Pearce, Jeremy (August 22, 2008).
Ralph D. Feigin, 70, Children’s Diseases Book Editor, Dies.
/ref> He is survived by his wife Judith Zobel Feigin, Ed.D. and his three children and six grandchildren.

References

External links

Dr. Ralph D. Feigin, Physician-in-Chief
via Texas Children's Hospital * Feigin, Dr. Ralph and David Goldstein
Dr. Ralph Feigin Oral History
Houston Oral History Project, September 17, 2007. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Feigin, Ralph 1938 births 2008 deaths Deaths from lung cancer Deaths from cancer in Texas American pediatricians Boston University School of Medicine alumni Brentwood High School (Brentwood, New York) alumni Members of the National Academy of Medicine