He died of a lung condition caused by coronavirus — a condition he had studied and treated for decades.
An influential doctor who spent decades studying and treating lung conditions has died of acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS,John F. Murray, a UCSF Emeritus Professor of Medicine, died at the age of 93 in Paris on March 24, according to an emailed announcement to department of medicine staff.
. The new virus often targets the lungs and can cause respiratory problems including bronchitis and pneumonia. In a small number of severe cases, ARDS develops.Murray was instrumental in redefining the medical community's approach to the treatment of lung diseases and helped lead a surge of new doctors to the field, Philip Hopewell told USA TODAY.
Murray's work broadening the field and training others helped pave the way for the modern ICU, multiple colleagues told USA TODAY. His work is proving integral to the treatment of the current pandemic, Hopewell said.“He had a hand in almost every part of our field,” Courtney Broaddus told USA TODAY. Broaddus is editor-in-chief of a respiratory medicine textbook that bears Murray's name.
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