Founder of New York's Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology dies at 94

Jodelle Maglaya | | Radiology Business | Leadership

According to New York News, well-known physician, Jerome Zwanger, MD, died April 29 at the age of 94.

Zwanger graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a chemistry degree in 1944 and received his medical degree from Chicago Medical School in 1947. A few years later, he became assistant director of radiology at Long Island College Hospital and established a Massapequa radiology practice, later developed into the Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology Group.

Zwanger co-founded the practice with friend and partner, Ergi John Pesiri, MD who died in November 2016. 

Jerome Zwanger, founder of Long Island radiology group, dies at 94

Jodelle Maglaya

Jodelle joined TriMed Media Group in 2016 as a senior writer, focusing on content for Radiology Business and Health Imaging. After receiving her master's from DePaul University, she worked as a news reporter and communications specialist.

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