Nov. 23 memorial for Anthony Felsovanyi, adjunct clinical professor emeritus

A memorial will be held for Anthony Felsovanyi, MD, an adjunct clinical professor emeritus of medicine, at 4 p.m. Nov. 23 in the Stanford Faculty Club.

Felsovanyi, an internist, died Oct. 7 at his home in Menlo Park. He was 98.

"As a community physician and an academic teacher, he embodied the characteristics to which we all strive," said Kelley Skeff, MD, PhD, the George DeForest Barnett Professor in Medicine. "Showing dedication over many decades, he represented a level of commitment to and love of internal medicine that was unassailed by age and undaunted by changes in the health-care system."

Felsovanyi first came to the School of Medicine as a fellow in cardiology shortly after World War II. He later became an adjunct faculty member, a position he held for decades. Skeff described him as a revered community physician who, into his 90s, continued to attend medical conferences, as well as to teach on Stanford Hospital wards, where he inspired trainees and colleagues throughout his career.

"Teaching was one of the highlights of my professional career and lasted some 40 years," Felsovanyi said in a 2011 interview. "The students were very inspiring to me, and their enthusiasm egged me on."

In 2006, Felsovanyi was awarded the title of Master of the American College of Physicians, which is bestowed for "personal character, positions of honor, contributions towards furthering the purposes of the ACP, eminence in practice or in medical research, or other attainments in science or in the art of medicine."

He is survived by his wife, Shirley; children Andrea and Steven; and a grandchild, Sian Felsovanyi.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made "In memory of Dr. Anthony Felsovanyi — for medical scholarships." Checks should be made payable to Stanford University and sent to Development Services, P.O. Box 20466, Stanford, CA 94309.