93 year old pathologist dies

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WEBB PINKERTON said:
He only retired about a decade ago. Going to miss him. Great guy. 🙁

http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/heraldtimesonline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/56/4563b000-9c01-11e4-bb73-0fb98fa55985/54b689e81a6d5.image.jpg?resize=760,498

http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/ne...cle_e64a38c0-9bfe-11e4-a338-2fa557be838e.html
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He retired? I didn't know pathologists retire. I thought they just work until they die. There is no 'retirement cliff'. maybe 'death cliff'.
 
This title is misleading. It makes it sound like a 93 year-old was still working as a pathologist and died. When actually it should read, " a man who was once a pathologist lived to be 93." To which I say BFD.
 
I believe he worked up until sometime in 2005-2007. He was well into his mid 80s when he retired. Last time I saw him was 2003 and he was going strong. Loved the man.

His son worked on the movies Hoosiers and Rudy. I believe his son wrote them.
 
I know a 90 y/o allergist and immunologist who is still practicing lol
 
pathstudent said:
This title is misleading. It makes it sound like a 93 year-old was still working as a pathologist and died. When actually it should read, " a man who was once a pathologist lived to be 93." To which I say BFD.
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Once you're a pathologist, an anesthesiologist, or whatever, you are for life. You earned the title, you're board certified, etc. When you're not a practicing physician, you're still a physician, you just aren't seeing patients.
 
Mad Jack said:
Once you're a pathologist, an anesthesiologist, or whatever, you are for life. You earned the title, you're board certified, etc. When you're not a practicing physician, you're still a physician, you just aren't seeing patients.
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I was hoping some people would think he was still practicing. I made the title misleading hoping to fool people. But he hadn't worked in 7 or 8 years I believe.

I do know of another pathologist who is in his mid 80s and still practicing with no plans of retiring. I don't have a very high opinion of him because he sold out for millions of dollars decades ago and he still has his butt sitting in a seat than needs to go to a young hungry pathologist. Instead, for reasons I will never understand, he won't retire.
 
WEBB PINKERTON said:
I was hoping some people would think he was still practicing. I made the title misleading hoping to fool people. But he hadn't worked in 7 or 8 years I believe.

I do know of another pathologist who is in his mid 80s and still practicing with no plans of retiring. I don't have a very high opinion of him because he sold out for millions of dollars decades ago and he still has his butt sitting in a seat than needs to go to a young hungry pathologist. Instead, for reasons I will never understand, he won't retire.
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Working keeps you alive and increases your quality of life. Could be something to do with that. I do feel bad for everyone in the path market though- they should ratchet down positions so this crunch eases. I did a path rotation and the old attendings there were some of the happiest physicians I'd ever met, it really seems like a decent job (if you can get one).

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/260622.php
 
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