In Memorium

Timothy J. Campbell, MD, died on May 8, 2008, in Portland, Oregon. While a resident in general surgery, he developed deep venous thrombosis and was anti-coagulated for the rest of his life. He developed a severe coagulopathy leading to multiple pulmonary emboli over a period of years. He died after an heroic struggle following bilateral pulmonary embolectomy.

Tim, as he was know to his friends, was born in Salem, Oregon, September 17, 1938, to Charles Campbell, an internist, and Della Campbell, a Republican committeewoman. He was one of four children.

Tim graduated from Culver Military Academy. As a senior he was voted best all round athlete. He earned his B.A. from Willamette University where he lettered in football, golf and tennis. He received his M.D. from the University of Oregon Medical School, now known as Oregon Health and Science University. His residency in general surgery was performed at the same institution, followed by a Pediatric Surgery fellowship at the Pittsburgh Children's Hospital with Dr. William Kieswetter. He then returned to Portland to start his practice at Emanuel Hospital. For most of his career, he was also on the faculty of the Department of Surgery at Oregon Health and Science University. During the later part of his career he was on the staff at Providence St. Vincent's Hospital.

During high school Tim met Peggy Hoffman and they were married in 1960, They had two daughters, Allison and Jennifer.

In 1986 he married Shelley LeDoux Bunce and welcomed into his family her children, Brandon and Kelly Bunce. Together he and Shelley built a life on their farm, Windbourne, where they enjoyed raising and showing black and tan coonhounds and horses.

Tim's great joys were fly-fishing and playing golf and cards with his friends at the Lake Oswego Country Club, where he was the resident jester. For many years Tim was the Oregon left-handed golf champion. He often organized the golf tournaments at the annual meetings of the American Pediatric Surgical Association and the Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons. Tim was fun-loving and his sense of humor was often on display. While on the pediatric outpatient rotation in medical school, it was customary for each student to give a talk to his fellow students following the Saturday clinic. Tim's Saturday fell the morning after the senior banquet. He showed up for clinic still in his formal attire. When called upon to give his talk he said, “My topic today is the poisonous birds of North America. There are no poisonous birds in North America.” The instructor immediately dismissed the class.

Dr. Keizo Katsumata

Professor Keizo Katsumata passed away on Feb. 29, 2008 after his long fight against lung disease. For many years he was devoted to the development of nutritional support for the newborn. In the treatment of Hirschsprung's disease he was particularly known for the development of the manometry device.

Dr. Akira Okada

Professor Akira Okada became an honorary professor after retirement from the Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine. He died at 69 years old in August 2007. He made great contributions in establishing total parenteral nutrition for pediatric patients around the world.

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