Ronald A. DeLellis ’62

Ronald A. DeLellis ’62, of Providence, R.I.; Feb. 10. Emeritus professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at Brown and consultant in pathology and laboratory medicine for Lifespan. He joined the Brown faculty in 2001 after serving as vice chairman and director of anatomic pathology at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center and professor of pathology at Cornell University Medical College. He received his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and completed his residency training in pathology at Mass General and the National Cancer Institute. His subspecialty was in the area of endocrine pathology. He was an author and collaborator on numerous journal articles and book chapters and served in a senior editorial role for the 2004 World Health Organization classification of endocrine tumors. He lectured and was regularly invited to speak at conferences. He served in leadership roles in various scientific organizations, including the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, and was a contributor and board member of the American Registry of Pathology. Additionally, he was a founding member of the Endocrine Pathology Society, which honored him with the society’s lifetime achievement award in 2021. A perpetual learner, he and his wife, Dolores Capobianco DeLellis ’62, participated in online courses through the Lifelong Learning Collaborative. They were generous supporters of the arts and education. He enjoyed cooking with his grandchildren, gardening, and music, especially opera. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two children and two grandchildren.