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In Memorium

In Memorium The Journal for Vascular Ultrasound 38(1):11, 2014 Dr. David Sumner David S. Sumner, MD, died November 24, 2013. in common educational use today. Dr. Sumner was Dr. Sumner was retired Chief of the Division of Peripheral generous with his knowledge and his illustrations. Vascular Surgery and Distinguished Professor of Surgery, From the middle 1970s until his retirement in 1998 Emeritus, at Southern Illinois University School of Dr. Sumner was a frequent teacher and writer on the Medicine. He earned many distinguished awards and subject of the diagnosis and treatment of vascular dis- honors. Among them, the Society of Vascular Ultrasound ease. One of his last talks was given at the Twelfth recognized him in 1980 by making him an honorary St. John’s Noninvasive Diagnosis of Vascular Disease member and again honored him in 1996 with the organi- Symposium in 1999, a meeting he had participated in zation’s prestigious and rarely bestowed Pioneer Award. since its inception in 1981. As a result of the early St. Thousands of medical students, resident physicians, Louis meetings, Dr. Sumner with Dr. Falls Hershey and vascular fellows benefi ted from his knowledge and Dr. Robert Barnes published the fi rst comprehen- and expertise; however, his infl uence extended far be- sive text: Noninvasive Diagnosis of Vascular Disease. yond the medical institutions at which he taught. Dr. If you ever heard David Sumner lecture, you know Sumner ’s contribution to the understanding of vascu- what a knowledgeable and exceptional teacher he was lar physiology strongly infl uenced the development of and how cleverly his dry humor enhanced any educa- physiology as the basis for understanding noninvasive tional opportunity. Even if you never heard him lec- vascular examination. ture and you have studied noninvasive vascular testing He was most proud of the book he coauthored with you have benefi ted from his teaching and his writing. Gene Strandness, MD entitled: Hemodynamics for The specialty of noninvasive vascular diagnosis Surgeons published in 1975. This 698-page monograph, greatly benefi ted from this quiet, Southern gentleman. considered a pioneering classic, is still a valuable re- The editors would like to thank Lee Nix for this source and contains many of the original illustrations touch ing obituary. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal for Vascular Ultrasound SAGE

In Memorium

Sumner, David
Journal for Vascular Ultrasound , Volume 38 (1): 1 – Mar 1, 2014
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The Journal for Vascular Ultrasound 38(1):11, 2014 Dr. David Sumner David S. Sumner, MD, died November 24, 2013. in common educational use today. Dr. Sumner was Dr. Sumner was retired Chief of the Division of Peripheral generous with his knowledge and his illustrations. Vascular Surgery and Distinguished Professor of Surgery, From the middle 1970s until his retirement in 1998 Emeritus, at Southern Illinois University School of Dr. Sumner was a frequent teacher and writer on the Medicine. He earned many distinguished awards and subject of the diagnosis and treatment of vascular dis- honors. Among them, the Society of Vascular Ultrasound ease. One of his last talks was given at the Twelfth recognized him in 1980 by making him an honorary St. John’s Noninvasive Diagnosis of Vascular Disease member and again honored him in 1996 with the organi- Symposium in 1999, a meeting he had participated in zation’s prestigious and rarely bestowed Pioneer Award. since its inception in 1981. As a result of the early St. Thousands of medical students, resident physicians, Louis meetings, Dr. Sumner with Dr. Falls Hershey and vascular fellows benefi ted from his knowledge and Dr. Robert Barnes published the fi rst comprehen- and expertise; however, his infl uence extended far be- sive text: Noninvasive Diagnosis of Vascular Disease. yond the medical institutions at which he taught. Dr. If you ever heard David Sumner lecture, you know Sumner ’s contribution to the understanding of vascu- what a knowledgeable and exceptional teacher he was lar physiology strongly infl uenced the development of and how cleverly his dry humor enhanced any educa- physiology as the basis for understanding noninvasive tional opportunity. Even if you never heard him lec- vascular examination. ture and you have studied noninvasive vascular testing He was most proud of the book he coauthored with you have benefi ted from his teaching and his writing. Gene Strandness, MD entitled: Hemodynamics for The specialty of noninvasive vascular diagnosis Surgeons published in 1975. This 698-page monograph, greatly benefi ted from this quiet, Southern gentleman. considered a pioneering classic, is still a valuable re- The editors would like to thank Lee Nix for this source and contains many of the original illustrations touch ing obituary.

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