Richard L. Nemiroff, a clinical professor of obstetrics/gynecology in the Perelman School of Medicine, died on January 29. He was 80.

Dr. Nemiroff received a BA in 1964 from Cornell University in physics and zoology, then earned an MD from Thomas Jefferson University in 1970. The same year, he joined the faculty at Penn’s School of Medicine and Pennsylvania Hospital. He served a long and fruitful tenure at Penn, garnering a reputation for kindness and a gift for mentoring. “Dr Nemiroff is the most dedicated physician I have ever had the pleasure of training under,” said his student Anthony Mackaronis, now a physician at Capital Health U.S. “He is a mentor and role-model for generations of young physicians trained at Pennsylvania Hospital.”

Dr. Nemiroff is survived by his children, Rachel (Todd) Baskin and Craig (Liz) Nemiroff; his grandchildren, Andrew, Hannah, Joshua, Owen, Sam, and Jack; and his brother, Mark (Holly) Nemiroff. A funeral service was held on January 31.