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Detroit Medical News
Fourth Quarter 2021
deep and current knowledge in the fields of basic science, medicine, and surgery, and a rare gift
for skillful teaching. He impacted the world of medicine with his teaching and organizational skills. Dr. Silbergleit has provided Distinguished Service to the medical school, region, and country with regard to developing new surgical techniques, administering residency programs, leading research initiatives, publishing research papers, and leading local, regional, and national surgical and medical education organizations and committees.
Dr. Silbergleit is survived by wife, Ina Silbergleit, children Dr. Richard Silbergleit (Dr. Alice Silbergleit), Nina Silbergleit, Dr. Robert Silbergleit (Catherine Zudak), grandchildren Matthew Silbergleit, Marina Silbergleit and Jay Silbergleit, brother David Silbergleit and nephew Paul Silbergleit.
Colleague Reflections
Many colleagues will tell you that Dr. Allen Silbergleit
was an outstanding teacher, surgeon, and member of the medical community. We on the Detroit Medical News editorial board also remember him as a fine writer, medical historian, and raconteur. One story I heard him tell several years ago was about a notorious priest in the Detroit area. Father Coughlin of the Shrine of the Little Flower had a weekly radio program in the 1930s, and in it his broadcasts became more and more Fascist, until they had to be cancelled in 1939.
In the 1970s, Father Coughlin developed heart problems
for which a cardiac consult was requested. The doctor consulted was Dr. Alan Silbergleit. Dr. Silbergleit came
to visit Father Coughlin and, with one look at his name, Father Coughlin immediately launched into a discussion the point of which was that he “never had been anti-Semitic. I was just misunderstood.”
Allen, with characteristic humor, just let the story stop there, with a twinkle in his eye. Needless to say, Coughlin did very well after Dr. Silbergleit’s operation.
~Susan Adelman MD
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