William Ganz, MD

Jun 8, 2022

Before Dr. William Ganz helped develop a more flexible catheter, intimate examinations of the heart were performed by inserting a relatively stiff plastic catheter into a large artery, such as in the groin. Dr. William Ganz, who survived a Nazi labor camp to become an...

Tibor Doby, MD

Jun 8, 2022

Tibor Doby was the President of HMAA in the period of 1985-86 after the tenure of Peter Schimert. He started his career in Internal Medicine on the faculty of the Pázmány Péter Medical University in Budapest, his Alma Mater where he was an Assistant Professor. His...

Szabolcs Istvan Fejer, MD

Jun 8, 2022

Fejer, Szabolcs Istvan, MD, 77, of Surprise, Arizona, passed away on March 31, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mihaly Fejer, and Ilona Arnold Fejer; his brother, Mihaly Fejer; and his sister, Ilona Fejer. He is survived by his beloved wife of 50 years,...

Stephen F. Luczek, MD

Jun 8, 2022

Dr. Steve Luczek, who was a long time member of the HMAA, passed away on November 10, 2011 at his home in Solon, Ohio. Steve had fought pancreatic cancer for several months. In the summer of 2011, many friends and family members from the U.S., Canada and Hungary came...

Peter Petrusz, MD, PhD

Jun 8, 2022

Peter Petrusz, MD, PhD, a professor in the UNC School of Medicine for almost 40 years, died at UNC Hospice in Pittsboro, NC, on Aug. 27, 2017, at the age of 78. He passed away peacefully in the presence of his beloved wife, Sophia Petrusz.      Dr. Petrusz was born in...

Laszlo Kaveggia, MD

Jun 8, 2022

One of the founders and a Past-President of our Association, Laszlo Kaveggia died in Sarasota in March of 1996. He was a tireless supporter of the Association from its inception and played a significant role in building the foundation for the success of our Annual...