A renowned radiologist recently retired after spending more than 60 years in the specialty.
Melvyn Schreiber, MD, was one of the first radiology residents at the University of Texas Medical Branch after finishing medical school in 1951. He later became an associate professor at the Galveston campus in 1964 and full professor in 1967, the Daily News reported Dec. 29.
Schreiber was named the first Markle Foundation Scholar from the university in 1963, one of the most prestigious academic awards in the country at the time, the newspaper noted. He also created and taught a required radiology elective to help familiarize students with new imaging techniques.
“Awards were not very important to me,” Schreiber, who most recently served as professor emeritus, told the Daily News. “What was important to me was good people to work around.”
Schreiber became chair of the radiology department in 1967 and held the position for 15 years. The University of Texas Medical Branch also dedicated a conference room in his honor in 2019. His last day on the job was Dec. 29.
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