Eszter Kokas, MD, PhD

Jun 10, 2022

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

Jun 8, 2022

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...

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...