Perelman School of Medicine Professor Emeritus Stanley Baum has died at 92 - The Daily Pennsylvanian

Professor Stanley Baum.

Perelman School of Medicine Professor Emeritus Stanley Baum died astatine 92 connected Oct. 15.

Baum served arsenic a prof of radiology astatine the Perelman School of Medicine and arsenic the seat of the section for implicit 20 years, according to the Penn Almanac. He is survived by his wife, children, grandchildren, and great-grandson. 

Baum was a renowned student successful the tract of radiology, studying astatine the University of Utrecht successful Holland for his M.D. and fulfilling his residency astatine the Medical School successful 1961. 

In the 1960s, Baum began arsenic an subordinate prof astatine Penn portion maintaining a probe vocation successful the tract of radiology, according to the Penn Almanac. As seat of the radiology section starting successful 1975, Dr. Baum helped probe galore developments successful radiology. 

The Almanac reported that Baum developed radiological techniques for the survey of humor vessels. He besides researched techniques for locating interior abdominal bleeding that led to gastrointestinal bleeding. Baum retired successful 2013 and was granted emeritus status.

Baum won respective teaching awards during his tenure arsenic a prof astatine Penn portion besides serving connected Penn’s Faculty Senate Executive Committee and connected University Council. 

Moreover, Baum was recognized successful the tract of radiology extracurricular of the Penn community. 

He was a founding subordinate of the Society for Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology and received galore golden medal awards from varying aesculapian societies specified arsenic the Radiological Society of North America and the American College of Radiology, according to the Almanac.

Penn continues to admit Baum’s achievements done the Stanley Baum Professorship of Radiology, which was established successful 2001. According to the Penn Medicine website, the professorship is “awarded to an outstanding tenured prof successful the Department of Radiology successful the Perelman School of Medicine.”