John F. Murray

John F. Murray (June 8, 1927 – March 24, 2020) was an American pulmonologist best known for his work on acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which was responsible for his death after he fell ill with COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2][3]

Murray, the son of cartoonist and former Olympic hurdler Frederick “Feg” Murray, and his wife, Dorothy (née Hanna) was born in Mineola, New York.[4] After his father moved the family to Los Angeles and after a period of wartime national service in the US navy as a radar engineer, Murray entered Stanford University and then the Stanford University Medical School, graduating in 1953.[1] He was a Professor of Medicine emeritus at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine[5] and Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care at San Francisco General Hospital from 1966 to 1989.[1] After retiring from his full-time positions, he lived part-time in France with his wife, the writer Diane Johnson, where he died in Paris after being infected by COVID-19.[1][6]

Works
  • Murray and Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine[7]

References
  1. Crowley, Kerry (March 25, 2020). "Longtime Bay Area pulmonary specialist Dr. John F. Murray dies of disease he helped fight after bout with COVID-19". MercuryNews.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020.
  2. Shannon, Joel (March 25, 2020). "Doctor dies of coronavirus complications, but his life's work will help fight COVID-19". USAToday.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020.
  3. "In Memoriam: Announcing the Death of John F. Murray, MD, Emeritus Professor of Medicine". medicine.UCSF.edu. March 25, 2020. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020.
  4. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/apr/02/john-f-murray-obituary
  5. "Remembering John F. Murray, MD". medschool.UCSF.edu. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020.
  6. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/science/john-murray-dead-coronavirus.html
  7. John, Arit (March 25, 2020). "Leading lung expert John F. Murray dies of coronavirus-related complications at 92". Yahoo.com. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 27, 2020.


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