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Dr. Richard (Dick) Feinstein

Dr. Richard (Dick) Bergstresser, Penneys, Taylor and Eaglstein

Feinstein passed away among others. His published work including
this past year at the age a paper on Bromhidrosis in JAMA and on his
of 76. Brooklyn born, longstanding interest in professionalism and
Dick graduated from medical ethics. This led a number of publication
medical school at SUNY on related topics that in part resulted to an
Upstate Medical Center. appointment by then Governor Robert Graham to
He joined UM’s training the Florida State Board of Medical Examiners. He
program in the early also published in the lay press such as the Miami
1970’s after completing Herald. Dick attended the Miami VA Dermatology
his internship at DC General Hospital and spending clinic regularly for the majority of his career and
time as a commissioned Officer in the U.S. Public helped train a generation of residents. He was
Health Service, Division of Indian Health, in Chinle, loved and respected for his medical insight, his
Arizona. Thoughtful and insightful he published easy way of transmitting knowledge, his sense of
a novel based on his personal experience on the humor and his humanism. He served as President
Navajo Reservation called “Every Goodman”. of the Miami Dermatological Society and Florida
Once he experienced life in Miami, Dick remained Society of Dermatology. Dick also practiced at
in Miami for his entire career. He was constantly Mercy Hospital and was beloved by his patients.
active in the Department. He started as a resident The Department Holiday party he hosted at his
and thereafter as an extremely valued member house remains legendary! I can still hear the part
of the voluntary faculty for 29 years, rising to DJ yelling out, “Dr. Feinstein is in the house!!”
the rank of Voluntary Professor. During training While Dick is no longer in the house, his memory
under Dr. Harvey Blank, Richard published with will last and he will be missed.
the greats of the era including Drs. Halprin,

Dr. Evangelos (Angie) Poulos

Dr. Evangelos (Angie) Poulos passed away this past March at the age of 66. A UM
educated undergraduate and medical student and Jackson trained pathologist,
Angie was a beloved teacher in Dermatopathology for UM Dermatology
residents, for well over 30 years. His weekly conference held at the Miami VA
was among the highlights of dermatopathology training. Showing spectacular
cases that he had accumulated in his busy practice, his fast moving session
challenged the most experienced of attendees and led everyone present to
greater knowledge. Without compensation, he also willingly consulted on the
VA’s most challenging Dermatopathology Cases. Those that trained with Angie
learned the skin from the inside out. Dr. Poulos was honored on ‘too numerous
to count’ occasions by graduating classes for his great teaching. Angie combined his love for, passion
for, and talent in Dermatopathology with great business acumen. He built on more than one occasion,
the most successful of Dermatopathology labs. Those that read with him on a regular basis also knew of
some of his other passions including his family, horse breeding, his morning drink of Coca Cola sitting at
the microscope and the importance of his close relationships in his life. Early Friday mornings at UM and
the Miami VA, will never feel the same.