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NO REGRETS PURSUING
FAMILY MEDICINE
Zazove said he made the right
choice going into family med-
icine. His work has allowed
him to follow patients and
their health through the years.
“Getting to know patients
and their families well, and
caring for entire families from
birth to death, has been so
rewarding,
” he said. “The feed-
back from patients … is heart-
warming. I know all family
docs have similar experiences,
as witnessed by many of the
stories I hear from them.
”
In retirement, Zazove said
he plans to enjoy time with his
wife, two daughters, who are
both CEOs of their own com-
panies, and his four grandchil-
dren. He will continue to be
active in the sports he loves —
including cross-country skiing
in the winter and kayaking
and swimming in the summer
— and enjoying his dogs, of
which there have been eight
over the years.
He also plans to finish
two books he’s been work-
ing on, one featuring a deaf
detective and another about
his grandmother, who emi-
grated from Russia in the
late 19th century and was a
leader in the Ladies Garment
Workers Union of America.
Additionally, he wants to
devote more time and effort
to the Louise Tumarkin
Zazove Foundation, which
was established in memory of
his mother. This 19-year-old
foundation provides four-
year, $3,800 annual college
scholarships to individuals
who are deaf and hard of
hearing.
SUPPORT WELL PLACED
George Dean, now in his
90s, was instrumental in
creating the Department of
Family Medicine at U-M
in 1978. He also helped
establish Family Medicine
Departments at other
Michigan universities and
played a critical role in
advocating for the recogni-
tion of Family Medicine as a
vital component of the over-
all health care landscape.
Dean, who practiced fam-
ily medicine in Southfield,
said he developed a close
relationship with Zazove in
the time that Zazove was
department chair.
“He is a magnificent
example of someone who
has overcome a disability
and become chair of one of
the best Family Medicine
departments in the coun-
try,” he said. “Very quietly
and very unassumingly,
Phil has been able to create
this wonderful department
and advanced the need for
disabled people to receive
excellent health care. He has
gone above and beyond his
duties as chairman. I can’t
speak more highly about
what he has created.”
Dean also throws his
full support behind the
establishment of the Philip
Zazove, M.D. Disability
Health Endowment and
encourages others to con-
tribute to the fund.
“The endowment per-
petuates the leadership that
Phil has shown in disability
health, and I think that is so
important today,” said Dean.
“He’s a perfect role model”
as a family physician who
cares for all patients with
kindness and compassion.
To contribute to the
Philip Zazove Disability
Health Endowment Fund,
contact Amy St. Amour at
astamour@med.umich.edu.
Donations can also be made
here: victors.us/zazove.
Elizabeth Katz is a science commu-
nicator in the Department of Family
Medicine at the University of Michigan
and has written healthcare stories for
the Detroit Jewish News.
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