Dr. Gary Glazer, former chair of the department of radiology at Stanford University School of Medicine, died at the age of 61 on October 16 at Stanford Hospital after a long battle with prostate cancer.
Dr. Gary Glazer. Image courtesy of Stanford University.
Dr. Gary Glazer. Image courtesy of Stanford University.
He authored more than 155 scientific articles and three books and is one of 21 radiologists to receive gold medal awards from both the RSNA and the Association of University Radiologists.
Glazer oversaw the design of the Stanford Medicine Imaging Center, which opened in 2008 in Palo Alto, CA. The facility was specifically designed to enhance and promote radiologists' interactions with patients.
He stepped down from the chair position in August to retire.
