Dr Ramon J. Murphy

Dr. Ramon J. Murphy, Beloved pediatrician, passed away March 4, 2019 at age 75, in New York City.  He is survived by his wife, Dr. Lila Kalinich, daughter Jessica, son David, son-in-law Rex Gibson, daughter-in-law Elissa Murphy, four grandchildren, and a large extended family that he cherished. A member of the Mount Sinai Medical Center for almost fifty years, he founded Uptown Pediatrics and the Arnhold Global Health Center.  ALL SERVICES WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, March 12 at 10:30 AM AT MONASTERY MARCHA, 5095 BROADVIEW ROAD, RICHFIELD.  PLEASE MEET AT MONASTERY MARCHA.  His Grace the Right Reverend Irinej, Bishop of the Eastern American Diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church officiating. Interment Monastery Marcha Serbian Orthodox Cemetery. FRIENDS MAY CALL AT THE  DONALD A. FAULHABER FUNERAL HOME, 7915 Broadview Road (at Sprague) on Monday from 4:30-8 pm.  POMEN service 7:30 PM Dr. Murphy was a superb clinician, a pediatrician to whom many of us entrusted the care of our own children. He was an exemplary teacher, beloved mentor, and friend to several generations of pediatricians.Dr. Murphy joined the Mount Sinai community in 1973, as a third-year resident in the Department of Community Medicine. The early part of his career was spent building Uptown Pediatrics, a practice founded on his commitment to diversity and inclusiveness in providing exemplary care to all. Dr. Murphy was able to disseminate his ideals by establishing Uptown Pediatrics as a continuity practice site for Mount Sinai residents, which continues to this day. During his career, Dr. Murphy was consistently recognized as one of the America’s and New York’s best doctors by Castle Connolly and New York Magazine. He spent more than 20 years working at the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center. During the last decade, Dr. Murphy also helped build the Mount Sinai Global Health Center, which evolved—under his stewardship—into the Arnhold Institute for Global Health. He served as Vice Chair for Voluntary Affairs in the Department of Pediatrics until 2018, before stepping down to focus on pediatric medical education for students and residents and helping to run Uptown Pediatrics.Dr. Murphy’s passion for improving health care for children in every corner of the world was demonstrated by his tireless efforts to promote global health. He developed global health training and education at the Icahn School of Medicine and was a phenomenal teacher and role model who understood that a foundational appreciation of global health would not only lead to creating better doctors, but better human beings. Over the course of his career, Dr. Murphy inspired hundreds of trainees to pursue careers in global health. In 2017, the Ramon Murphy, MD Program for Global Health Education was established in his honor in the Department of Medical Education.In 2015, Dr. Murphy was awarded Mount Sinai’s Jacobi Medallion. In 2005, the Department of Pediatrics established The Ramon Murphy Pediatric Humanitarian Award in his honor.