In Memoriam

Louis Frederick Anastasia, MD

October 7, 1935 – August 4, 2024WDMS Member 1969 – 1999

It is with sadness that I report the passing of Dr. Lou Anastasia on August 4, 2024, at the age of 89. Lou was born in Newark, NJ. He attended Georgetown University, graduating in 1956. He went directly to Georgetown Medical School, receiving his MD in 1961. He enrolled in the Boston University four-year surgical residency. This was interrupted by military service in the U.S. Navy, where Lou served as a battalion surgeon in the Marine Corps. He married Diane Doherty in 1965 and took thoracic surgical training at the University of Michigan. After this thoracic surgical fellowship, he worked as a thoracic surgeon at Boston City Hospital.

Lou came to Worcester in 1974, and together with fellow thoracic surgeon, Gerald Carroll, worked in private thoracic surgical practice until 1987. He was appointed Chief of the Medical Staff at St. Vincent Hospital from 1996 to 1998. He had an academic appointment at the UMass Chan Medical School as an assistant professor. He was a loyal and faithful member of the Worcester District Medical Society.

Lou retired in 1998, engaging in golfing and fishing on Cape Cod.

Lou will be remembered for his good humor and gentle manner. His devotion to his patients was exemplary. He was a great thoracic surgeon, and we will miss him.

Sidney P. Kadish, MD