Robert Goldwyn

Robert Malcolm Goldwyn (Worcester, Massachusetts, 1930–2010)[1] was an American surgeon; an author, activist, Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, and Chief of Plastic Surgery at the Beth Israel Hospital from 1972 to 1996. He was the editor-in-chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for 25 years.[2]

Robert Malcolm Goldwyn
Born1930 (1930)
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
DiedMarch 23, 2010 (2010-03-24)
(aged 79)
Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
Alma materHarvard Medical School (MD)
OccupationAcademic, editor-in-chief and plastic surgeon
Spouse(s)Tatyana Robson Goldwyn,
Roberta Goldwyn (deceased)

Education

Goldwyn was senior class president and graduated from Worcester Academy in 1948 with second honors. He matriculated to Harvard College, then graduated as an MD from Harvard Medical School. During his internship and residency (1956–1961) at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, he was also the Harvey Cushing Fellow in Surgery.[3] His training in plastic surgery was at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center from 1961 to 1963.[4]

Activism and Preservation

In 1960, he worked with Dr. Albert Schweitzer in Lambaréné, Gabon for two months.[1][3][4] In 1972, he established The National Archives of Plastic Surgery in the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine.[5]

He was a founding member of Physicians for Social Responsibility and wrote articles on world peace, opposition to chemical and biological warfare, and medical ethics.[6][1][7]

Awards and honors

When the New England Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons established the Robert M. Goldwyn Lifetime Achievement Award and made Goldwyn its first recipient, he stated, "I do not really deserve this. But as Jack Benny said, ‘I have arthritis and I don't deserve that either.’[8]

Goldwyn was a Visiting Professor to more than 70 institutions, universities, and hospitals in the United States and abroad and was an honorary member of more than a dozen national and international societies of plastic surgery. He was President of the 1994 Meeting of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons in St. Louis, Missouri.[9] He was honored by France, Germany, and Italy with their highest medals for his work in plastic and reconstructive surgery.[10] In Berlin, at the 2007 International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, he presented the inaugural "Ulrich Hinderer Memorial Lecture".[11] His other awards include the 2005 Honorary Kazanjian Lectureship,[12] 1991 Clinician of the Year of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons,[13] the 2004 American Association of Plastic Surgeons Honorary Award,[13] and the Presidential Citation of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.[1]

Authorship

As a writer, he authored or co-authored more than 350 articles, more than 50 chapters, and edited books including The Unfavorable Result in Plastic Surgery: Avoidance and Treatment, Reconstructive Surgery of the Breast, Long-Term Results in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Reduction Mammaplasty, The Patient and the Plastic Surgeon, The Operative Note, The Physician Traveler (18 volumes), and an autobiography, Beyond Appearance: Reflections of a Plastic Surgeon.[14]

Retirement

Marking his retirement in 2004 as editor-in-chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Goldwyn was presented the American Society of Plastic Surgeons Special Recognition Award during the Plastic Surgery 2004 opening ceremonies in Philadelphia. The Journal's circulation, which was 5,100 when Goldwyn took over in 1980, by 2004 had achieved the number one peer-reviewed impact factor among all plastic surgery journals worldwide.[15]

His final book, Retired not dead: thoughts plastic surgical and otherwise, was published in 2008.[16]

Death

At the age of 79, he died in his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, on March 23, 2010 after a 16-year battle with prostate cancer.[10][15][17]

References
  1. "Robert M. Goldwyn, M.D.". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 114 Suppl: v. 2004. doi:10.1097/00006534-200410001-00003. ISSN 0032-1052. PMID 15389114.
  2. Murray, Joseph E. M.D. (October 2004). "Bob Goldwyn". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 114: vi–vii. doi:10.1097/00006534-200410001-00004.
  3. "AAPS Newsletter, AAPS News From the 2004 Annual Meeting" (PDF). October 2004. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
  4. Bhattacharya, Surajit. "ISAPS News - Official Newsletter of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery" (PDF). Retrieved March 20, 2011.
  5. "Countway Library of Medicine". www.countway.harvard.edu.
  6. Sidel, Victor W.; Goldwyn, Robert M. (1966-01-06). "Chemical and Biologic Weapons — A Primer". New England Journal of Medicine. 274 (1): 21–27. doi:10.1056/nejm196601062740105. ISSN 0028-4793. PMID 5901868.
  7. "Two Med School Doctors Criticize Use of Chemical, Germ Weapons". The Harvard Crimson. April 20, 1966. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  8. Constantian, Mark B. (2010). "Robert M. Goldwyn, M.D., Tribute". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 126 (2): 697. doi:10.1097/prs.0b013e3181e50482. ISSN 0032-1052.
  9. "Past Presidents and Meetings". American Association of Plastic Surgeons.
  10. Negri, Gloria (April 6, 2010). "Robert Goldwyn, 79, author, renowned plastic surgeon". The Boston Globe. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
  11. Olbrisch, Rolf R. "Plastische Chirurgie" (PDF). Retrieved May 20, 2011.
  12. "Varaztad H. Kazanjian Lectureship Previous Lecturers". Brigham and Women's Hospital. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012.
  13. "Clinican Of The Year Award Recipients". American Association of Plastic Surgeons.
  14. Sweeney, Benedict J. (2007). "Leonardo's Hands: More about Dr. Robert Goldwyn". Retrieved March 13, 2011.
  15. Rohrich, Rod J.; et al. (2010). "To Have Some Friends: A Tribute to Robert Goldwyn, M.D., 1930 to 2010—Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Editor Emeritus Dies at Age 79". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 126 (2): 691–695. doi:10.1097/prs.0b013e3181e5049c. ISSN 0032-1052. PMID 20712077.
  16. Goldwyn, Robert (2008). Retired, Not Dead : thoughts plastic surgical and otherwise. London: Artnik Books. ISBN 978-1-905904-42-6. OCLC 922979276.
  17. Cooney, Elizabeth (April 6, 2010). "Today's Globe". White Coat Notes. The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011.
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