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A Caring Clinician

attended college in New York, moved
to Michigan 30 years ago to join the
Wayne State University School of
Medicine, serving in the departments
r. Jay Gorell was much more
of neurology and pharmacology. In
than a prominent physician.
1982, he joined the Henry
He was a loving fam-
Ford Hospital neurology
ily man, devoted grandfather,
department where he served
major Parkinson's disease
as a senior staff physician. At
researcher and caring doctor
the hospital, he held the
to his many patients. He was
William T. Gossett Chair in
also a deeply committed Jew,
Neurology, which allowed
a member of Congregation
him to do research on
Shaarey Zedek and on the
Parkinson's disease.
boards of two major medical
During his career, he pub-
support organizations.
Dr. Jay Gorell
lished numerous medical
Dr. Gorell, 63, of West
papers, lectured extensively
Bloomfield, died April 30,
and gave many presentations on
2005, fighting a valiant battle with a
Parkinson's risk factors, causes and
brain tumor for nearly two years, said
treatment.
his wife, Robyn Gorell.
He was also a voracious reader with
"He was a deeply spiritual man who
was honest in his feelings toward help- varied interests. "He loved music, phi-
losophy, history, poetry, religion, art
ing his fellow man," she said.
and travel," his wife said. "He wrote
"He very much loved his family and
poems, expressing once that is com-
worshipped his grandchildren, who
mendable for a physician to 'speak in
were the love of his life."
poetry"'
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Dr. Gorell served as a president,
chairman and board member of the
Michigan Parkinson's Foundation, lec-
turing to physicians and patients and
families as well as providing support
services to the organization. He served
on the board of directors of the
Alzheimer's Association of Michigan.
Born in New York City, Dr. Gorell
graduated from New York University
with a bachelor's degree in German.
He attended the State University of
New York (now Upstate Medical
University) in Syracuse, graduating in
1966. After serving his internship and
residency at hospitals in St. Louis, he
served as a chaplain with the Air Force
Medical Corps, assigned to an Army
unit in Vietnam from 1968-69.
Following a year at Valley Forge
General Hospital in Pennsylvania, he
returned to St. Louis to be an assistant
resident physician in neurology.
Dr. Gorell then completed his post-
doctoral research fellowship in neuro-
chemistry and neuropharmacology.
"He was a caring clinician who helped

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many patients through his research on
Parkinson's disease," his wife said.
Dr. Gorell is survived by his wife,
Robyn Gorell; daughter and son-in-
law, Katherine and Jason Yung of New
York City; son, Robert Gorell of West
Bloomfield; stepdaughters and step-
sons-in-law Emma and Michael Zerkel
of West Bloomfield and Sonya and
Chad Cooper of Philadelphia; grand-
children, Ian and Leah Zerkel; mother,
Marilyn Gorell of Fort Myers, Fla.; sis-
ter and brother-in-law, Susan and
Roger Hertog; father-in-law, David
Mendelsohn; sister-in-law, Jan
Roseman and husband, Rolfe
Roseman; brother-in-law, Graeme
Mendelson and wife, Emma.
He was the son of the late Harry
Gorell and son-in-law of the late
Maureen Mendelsohn.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Contributions may be made
to the Michigan Parkinson's Foundation,
30161 Southfield Road, Suite 119,
Southfield, MI 48076. Arrangements by
Ira Kaufman Chapel. ❑

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