Robert I. Finkel ’61

Robert I. Finkel ’61, of Ottawa Hills, Ohio; May 26. He completed his internship/residency in internal medicine at the University of Michigan Medical Center and a fellowship in arthritis and connective tissue disease at Northwestern University Medical Center. He was a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve Medical Corps and served as a medical officer at the Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, N.H., before joining Toledo Clinic Rheumatology in 1973. During his tenure, he served a term as president of the Toledo Clinic and remained there until his retirement in 2005. As a fellow of the Lucas County Academy of Medicine and board member of the Toledo Society of Rheumatology, he also served as a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and American Board of Internal Medicine in Rheumatology. Additionally, he taught at the Medical College of Ohio and was a clinical assistant professor of medicine. In 1974, he was awarded the Golden Apple by the students of the medical college as outstanding clinician teacher of the year. He wrote scientific papers and presented nationally on the subjects of rheumatology and immunology. He was active in his community and served as historian for American Legion Post 335 in Toledo.