1945
Richard
2009
Richard Raziman
November 1, 1945 — September 23, 2009
Dr. Richard E. Raizman, of Ligonier passed away early Tuesday morning, September 22nd after a long and valiant battle with cancer.
Dr. Raizman, a gastroenterologist, loved his work and his patients; he loved his family, his daughter Dr. Emma J. Raizman, his son Dr. Noah M, Raizman and his wife of 42 years, Dorothy L. Raizman, all of whom were with him at home when he died.
Many knew he was never still, always looking for new challenges. He traveled to Bhutan to trek and to India to volunteer his medical knowledge to treat Tibetan refugees in Daram Sala, forming a deep friendship with Dr. Setan Sadutchan,. The Dalai Llama's personal physician. On one of his many trips there, he took his children to work with these wonderful people.
A gradutate of Columbia University and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, he felt strongly that a good life was made better by sharing. He established a scholarship at the medical school, as well as funding a vaccine research laboratory. On his death from neuroendocrine cancer he completes the funding of a neuroendocrine cancer research center that he hoped would help others fight the disease that took his life.
He was a member of the Board of
Friends of the U. of Pgh. Medical School, an honor he cherished, as well as being a clinical professor of medicine ,who taught surgical residents the art of endoscopy.
He was an innovator . Along with his friend, Dr. Frank Costa, he developed one of the first out-patient surgical centers in Western Pennsylvania.
He was both a polo player and fox hunter. As captain of the Ligonier polo team he created "Polo for the Cure", which over the last 17 years generated more than one million dollars for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Western Pennsylvania.
He was named a Master of Foxhounds of the Rolling Rock Hunt, where he had been a member since 1983. He rode to the hunt with his friends, Fritz Teroerde, Dr. John Frazier and Wil Burkland.
He is survived by his wife and children as well as his beloved brother, David Seth Raizman, PhD. Head of the Art History Department at Drexel University.
A memorial service will be held at Dr. Raizman's farm on Friday, September 25th a 1:00 pm.
Contributions may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Western Pennsylvania
Kepple-Graft Funeral Home of Greensburg entrusted with the arrangements. For online condolences please visit www.kepplegraft.com
Dr. Raizman, a gastroenterologist, loved his work and his patients; he loved his family, his daughter Dr. Emma J. Raizman, his son Dr. Noah M, Raizman and his wife of 42 years, Dorothy L. Raizman, all of whom were with him at home when he died.
Many knew he was never still, always looking for new challenges. He traveled to Bhutan to trek and to India to volunteer his medical knowledge to treat Tibetan refugees in Daram Sala, forming a deep friendship with Dr. Setan Sadutchan,. The Dalai Llama's personal physician. On one of his many trips there, he took his children to work with these wonderful people.
A gradutate of Columbia University and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, he felt strongly that a good life was made better by sharing. He established a scholarship at the medical school, as well as funding a vaccine research laboratory. On his death from neuroendocrine cancer he completes the funding of a neuroendocrine cancer research center that he hoped would help others fight the disease that took his life.
He was a member of the Board of
Friends of the U. of Pgh. Medical School, an honor he cherished, as well as being a clinical professor of medicine ,who taught surgical residents the art of endoscopy.
He was an innovator . Along with his friend, Dr. Frank Costa, he developed one of the first out-patient surgical centers in Western Pennsylvania.
He was both a polo player and fox hunter. As captain of the Ligonier polo team he created "Polo for the Cure", which over the last 17 years generated more than one million dollars for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Western Pennsylvania.
He was named a Master of Foxhounds of the Rolling Rock Hunt, where he had been a member since 1983. He rode to the hunt with his friends, Fritz Teroerde, Dr. John Frazier and Wil Burkland.
He is survived by his wife and children as well as his beloved brother, David Seth Raizman, PhD. Head of the Art History Department at Drexel University.
A memorial service will be held at Dr. Raizman's farm on Friday, September 25th a 1:00 pm.
Contributions may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Western Pennsylvania
Kepple-Graft Funeral Home of Greensburg entrusted with the arrangements. For online condolences please visit www.kepplegraft.com
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