Dr. Ronald Weinstein's early vision of telepathology's possibilities have become an integral part of today's healthcare system, The New York Times reported Jan. 5.
Dr. Weinstein died of heart failure Dec. 3 in Tucson, Ariz.; he was 83.
Here three of his key accomplishments:
- In 1986, Dr. Weinstein was a chairman of the pathology department at Chicago-based Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center when he led a team to diagnose a breast-cancer patient by manipulating a microscope that was halfway across the country.
- In 1990, Dr. Weinstein furthered his career in telemedicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, where he founded the Arizona telemedicine program; he directed the program for 25 years.
- Dr. Weinstein is credited with coining the term "telepathology," The New York Times reported.