Louisville Medicine Volume 61, Issue 10 | Page 12

In Remembrance S. Philip Greiver, MD (1930-2013) S . Philip Greiver, MD, FACP, passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2013. faculty member of U of L Medical School, teaching students in the clinic. Phil was born in 1930 in Louisville to Sonia and Joseph Greiver. He graduated from Male High School, the University of Louisville, and University of Louisville Medical School in 1955. He trained in Medicine at Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn, NY, Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, MO, served two years in the US Army at the rank of Captain and spent his last years of training in Louisville at the old General Hospital. Dr. Greiver was a member of Keneseth Israel Congregation, serving on its board, and also a member of Congregation Anshei Sfard and the Louisville VAAD, serving as its president. He was also president of the former Louisville Jewish Day School for several years. He was a kind, caring, devoted physician, husband, father and grandfather. Medicine was his life and his patients always came first. Phil had a distinguished practice in Internal Medicine in Louisville for 38 years and was a brilliant diagnostician. He developed a keen interest in Geriatrics and became boardcertified in Geriatrics as a sub-specialty. After visiting and researching Geriatric centers around the country, he helped develop the Col. Harland Sanders Geriatric Wing at Jewish Hospital and co-founded the Kentucky Geriatric Association, serving as its president. He was also the medical director of Four Courts Senior Center for several years. He was a member of numerous organizations including Greater Louisville Medical Society, Louisville Society of Internists (past president), Kentucky Medical Association, and Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity (past president). For over 25 years, he served as president of the Sidney I. Kornhauser Foundation, created by the Phi Delta Epsilon Graduate Club, which gave monetary awards to worthy medical students for academic excellence. He was a member of the American Medical Association, a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, and both served on the board of Jewish Hospital and was president of its medical staff. He was also a gratis volunteer 10 LOUISVILLE MEDICINE Phil adored his two sons, Mike and Jon, and doted on his 10 grandchildren, trying to keep up with their involved lives. He and Roz enjoyed traveling and spent half the year in Tucson, AZ for the last 12 years, where they had many friends and interests. He was an avid UofL fan and had season tickets for decades. Mike and Jon grew up going to those games, even on school nights – their dad had a keen sense of both family time and tradition. LM - The Family of S. Philip Greiver