Facebook search friends list rich keeth12/24/2023 ![]() ![]() He attended Athlone Boy’s High, where he was an outstanding rugby player and eventually school captain. He was a gourmet and enjoyed fine wines, which he collected. He enjoyed travelling with his wife Roslyn and they visited France almost yearly. He was French speaking and fluent in five other languages, which he used daily in his practice. After his internships he spent seven years in London with appointments at Charing Cross and Hammersmith hospitals.ĭr Hakim emigrated to Australia, arriving in Sydney in 1979, where he went into private practice in obstetrics and gynaecology. ![]() Sources: Cancer Cytopathology and Dr Helen Feiner, née Katzew (MBBCh 1967) Claude Hakim (1942-2023)ĭr Claude Hakim (MBBCh 1956) was a distinguished member of a remarkable class. She is survived by her two brothers Russell and Darryll and their families. She “provided the glue” that held her Wits Medical Class of 1967 together for more than 50 years. Fellow alumni described her as an exceptionally kind, caring and compassionate person and a loyal friend. Professor Leiman’s family said she “rarely spoke about her accomplishments” and “was at once highly gregarious and intensely private”. In particular, I want to reengage in Holocaust studies and genealogy, which have been constant unofficial pursuits throughout my life.” On retirement she said: “My future plans are to resurrect my right brain, and re-enter the worlds of literature, music and history, which were my major interests before I deviated to medical school. In 1996 she was named as a Light Source Personality of Cytopathology by the International Academy of Cytology. Here, her fine needle aspiration skills brought her recognition as an excellent diagnostician, teacher and clinical researcher.Īt the International Congress of Cytology in Paris, Professor Leiman received the 2012 Maurice Goldblatt Award: “For her lifelong love and dedication to clinical cytology for her very special relationship to underserved areas of the world and her willingness to bring knowledge and expertise to people deserving improved medical care for her academic rigour and achievements in publishing and teaching.” She was awarded honorary membership of the Indian Academy of Cytologists and the South African Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She was recruited as the director of cytopathology and as a professor of pathology at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington. She was a sought-after speaker among the international obstetrics and pathology communities, travelling and lecturing extensively in the US, Canada, Australia, England, India and the Middle East. In 1999, the refurbished laboratory at the South African Institute for Medical Research was renamed the Gladwyn Leiman Cytopathology Centre. Professor Leiman gained international acclaim for, inter alia, her “Project Screen Soweto” programme, which led to a significant reduction in cervical cancers by monitoring cancer precursors and establishing family planning protocols in Soweto. ![]() Professor Leiman’s distinguished career began at Wits and after her surgical and medical internships at the Johannesburg General and Baragwanath hospitals, she was appointed medical officer and subsequently an associate professor in the Cytology Unit of the Department of Anatomical Pathology in the School of Pathology of the South African Institute for Medical Research in 1971. In Memoriam 2023 Gladwyn Leiman (1944-2023)įormer director of cytopathology at the University of Vermont College of Medicine in Burlington, Professor Gladwyn Leiman (MBBCh 1967) passed away in Vermont, United States, on 1 October 2023. ![]()
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