Thomas Z. Lajos, MD

Dr. Thomas Lajos passed at the age of 86 on March 19, 2018 in Longboat Key, FL. Dr. Lajos was born in Pecs, Hungary. He survived the Nazi occupation and the “Soviet liberation” of Hungary. He graduated as an MD in 1956 and worked as a house surgeon in Budapest during...

Thomas Fried, MD

Some people believe the 1953 match at London’s Wembley Stadium when Hungary’s Magyars rolled up a 6-3 score – inflicting England with its first loss on home turf to a European team – remains the best soccer game ever played. Tom Fried was there, part of...

Janos Hans Selye, MD

Janos Selye was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary on 26 January 1907. He grew up in Komárom, Slovakia, and the Slovakian language university in that town bears his name. He became a Doctor of Medicine and Chemistry in Prague in 1929, went to Johns Hopkins University on...

George J. Vareska, MD

George J. Vareska was born in 1919, in Mád, Hungary, in the heart of the Tokaj- Hegyalja wine growing region.  He was the oldest of three children; his father was employed in the wine business, his mother was a homemaker. His formative education included grammar and...

Eszter Kokas, MD, PhD

Although she passed away more than a year ago, the void that Eszter Kokas left behind has not been filled. With her death, our Association lost not only an Honorary President but also a world-renowned scientist, an exceptionally inspiring teacher, and a devoted member...

Irene Levay Krisztinicz, MD

February 16, 2022; of Williamsville, NY; age 88. Beloved wife of the late Ivan Miklos Krisztinicz, M.D.; mother of Thomas, M.D.; and mother-in-law of Treacy Mallon Krisztinicz, Pharm.D.; dearest grandmother of Treacy Nicole and Thomas Matthew. A Mass of Christian...