March 11, 2005

In memoriam

Austin L. Vickery, MD, of MGH Pathology, died March 2. He joined the MGH in 1949, was a pillar of the MGH Pathology Department for more than 50 years and was recognized worldwidefor his work in thyroid, prostate and GI pathology and in other areas of surgical pathology. His colleagues, friends and trainees remember him as a wonderfully wise teacher with a wry sense of humor. With his late wife, Frances, he generously provided funds for an endowed chair of Pathology at the MGH and Harvard Medical School that was named in his honor.