Dr. Victor F. Marshall
Dr. Victor F. Marshall, an internationally renowned urologist who served for 30 years as chief of the Division of Urology at The New York Hospital–Cornell Medical Center, died on Jan. 5 of bladder cancer.
Dr. Marshall joined New York–Cornell in 1937, when he became an intern in general surgery. After completing residencies in surgery and urology, he joined the Cornell faculty as assistant professor of clinical surgery in urology. In 1946, he became acting chief of urology, and was named division chief in 1948. He was appointed the first James J. Colt Professor of Urology in 1970 and continued as division chief until 1976. In 1984, he became professor emeritus and returned to the University of Virginia (where he received his medical degree) as a consultant in urology.
Dr. Marshall trained many urologists who went on to take positions of leadership in the U.S. and abroad. He was the author of "The Textbook of Urology" and more than 200 scientific publications. In collaboration with members of Cornell's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, he originated a procedure known as the Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz Pin-Up Operation, which became widely used for vesical dysfunction in women.
He held many leadership positions in the American Urological Association, the Clinical Society of Genitourinary Surgeons, the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons, the American Surgical Association, and the American Board of Urology (president, 1972). In 1975, he received one of the highest awards in the field of urology, the Ramon Guiteras Medal presented by the American Urological Association.
In 1977, Dr. Marshall was honored by Cornell University Medical College's Alumni Association when he was named an honorary alumni fellow. In 1987, he received the highest honor bestowed by The New York Hospital–Cornell Medical Center, the Maurice R. Greenberg Distinguished Service Award, which is presented in recognition of long and exceptional service to the Medical Center.
A native of Virginia, Dr. Marshall received his undergraduate degree from Washington and Lee University, which later honored him with the Doctor of Science degree.
He is survived by three sons, Dr. Fray Marshall, Victor Marshall and Philip Marshall, and four grandchildren. His wife of many years, Barbara, died in 1988.