Robert (Bob) S. Weinstein, M’71, RES’75, a former clinical associate professor of obstetrics/gynecology in the Perelman School of Medicine, died on October 7. He was 80. 

Raised in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, Dr. Weinstein graduated from Friends’ Central School in 1963, then graduated from Swarthmore College with a degree in biology in 1967. He came to Penn for medical school, earning his MD in 1971, and then completed an internship in internal medicine at UCLA Hospital and a residency in ob/gyn at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. 

While a resident at HUP, Dr. Weinstein became an instructor in Penn’s School of Medicine in 1972. In 1977, he became an assistant clinical professor; twelve years later, he was promoted to associate clinical professor, a role he held until his retirement in 2018. 

In 1997, he became a member of Penn’s 25 Year Club.

Outside of his teaching duties, Dr. Weinstein joined his father in his ob/gyn practice in Philadelphia from 1975 to 1985, then continued in his solo practice until 2019. 

During his four decades in practice at HUP, Dr. Weinstein was recognized as a Philadelphia Magazine Top Doc for obstetrics and gynecology from 1984 to 2006. 

Dr. Weinstein is survived by his wife, Florence Weinstein; his sons, William (Alison) Weinstein and Adam (Kimberly) Weinstein; his stepdaughters, Tara (Patricia) Corsi and Lauren (Stephen) Brill; and his grandchildren, Zachary, Ryan, Olivia, Jacob, August and Zoe. 

Contributions in Dr. Weinstein’s memory may be made to the Parkinson’s Foundation.

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