Friday, May 23, 2008 was the centennial
of the birth of Herbert J. Levin, M.D., dedicated and caring
physician of the Mid-Monongahela Valley and loving husband
and father.
In memory and to celebrate his life, the
members of his family, his wife Margaret M. Levin and his
seven children, have established the Levin Family Medical
Education Fund. The mission of the fund is to support continuing
medical education in the Mid-Monongahela Valley. It will
be administered by Monongahela Valley Hospital.
“We are honored to be chosen as the
administrator of this fund and to continue to support individuals
in their efforts to continue their medical education,”
said Louis J. Panza, Jr., President and CEO of Monongahela
Valley Hospital.
“MVH is fortunate to have received
such exceptional support from the Levin family and we are
confident this fund will continue to strengthen our commitments
to medical education. Any endowment is a true indicator
of institutional strength and these funds will provide our
staff with education that will play a significant role in
the daily lives of our patients,” said Panza.
“Each year a committee comprised of
both hospital representatives and a representative from
the Levin family will confer and decide as to the best use
of the funds available to continue the educational activity
developed by this fund. Our goal is to follow the leadership,
mentoring, intellect and community ideals exemplified by
Dr. Levin throughout his career. These values are as true
today as they were when Dr. Levin began his practice in
Donora in the 1930s.”
Dr. Levin, a pathologist, was a practicing
physician in Donora for 38 years, and was on the staffs
of both the Monongahela and Charleroi divisions of Monongahela
Valley Hospital and Connellsville State General Hospital.
He was graduated from Paterson High School,
Paterson, N.J., New York University, New York, N.Y., and
Rush Medical School, Chicago, Ill. He interned and served
his residency at St. Francis Hospital, Pittsburgh.
Dr. Levin was a member of the American Medical
Association, Pennsylvania Medical Association, Washington
County Medical Society, of which he was a past president,
the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, was associate
editor of the Medical Bulletin of Washington County and
was past president of Mon Valley United Health Services,
Inc., and the Mon Valley Blood Program.
A veteran of World War II, Dr. Levin served
as a captain in the medical corps. He also belonged to the
American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, both of Donora.
