Desmond Jordan ’79 MD

Desmond Jordan ’79 MD, of Hoboken, N.J.; Nov. 2. He was professor of anesthesiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and a cardiothoracic anesthesiologist at New York-Presbyterian/ Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He joined CUIMC in 1987 and developed protocols for the care of heart and lung transplants. He was a pioneer in bioinformatics and healthcare technology in critical care medicine and an educator to physicians in training. He is survived by two daughters, including Kristin Jordan ’09.