In memoriam

It is with great sadness that we learned that Dr. Anthony Marmarou passed away late Friday, January 22, 2010, peacefully surrounded by his family.

Dr. Marmarou was an internationally recognized leader in both basic and clinical traumatic brain injury (TBI) research. His pioneering work was instrumental in championing the need to monitor intracranial pressure in patients with TBI, thereby paving the way for modern neurocritical care. He was considered a world authority on edema and fluid dynamics in the central nervous system and was one of the first investigators to propose that glucose utilization is increased in TBI. He also developed one of the most well accepted animal models of TBI. Dr. Marmarou was the recipient of the prestigious Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

Dr. Marmarou was a tireless scholar, educator, mentor, and organizer. His legacy lives on in the over 200 fellows that he trained throughout his career. He was the driving force behind the American Brain Injury Consortium and the International Symposiums on Intracranial Pressure and Cerebral Edema. He was never too busy to teach or to take time for even the most junior trainees. His insight, wisdom, humanity, and lasting devotion to scientific advancement for patients with TBI will be missed by all.

Services to celebrate the life and accomplishments of Dr. Marmarou will be held Friday, January 29 at 12:00 pm at the St. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 30 Malvern Avenue, Richmond, VA 23221

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the "Marmarou Research Fund", MCV Foundation, P.O. Box 980234, Richmond, VA, 23298, to continue Dr. Marmarou's research legacy.





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