Remembering Former MSSNY President Stanley L. Grossman, M.D., F.A.C.S, M.P.H.
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Stanley L. Grossman, 97, died peacefully at home on August 21, 2026, surrounded by his wife and loving sons. Born in Brooklyn, New York on August 14, 1929 to Sidney and Ida Grossman, he was a graduate of Columbia College, Downstate Medical School, and did his internship and residency as Chief Surgical Resident at Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn New York.
After residency, he was commissioned in the Navy as a Lt. Junior Grade and rose to the rank of Lt. Commander at the Jacksonville Naval Air Station, FL.
In 1962, he moved to the Hudson Valley and set up his surgical practice which eventually became Mid-Hudson Surgical Associates in Newburgh, NY. He was involved with and held leadership roles in many organizations: President of the Medical Society of the State of New York; Chair of the NYS Board for Professional Medical Conduct; President of the Orange County Medical Society; NYS Delegate to American Medical Association; President of Temple Beth Jacob, Newburgh; and a founder of the Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company (MLMIC). As part of his commitment to provide greater access to medical care, he helped establish Pru-Care in the Hudson Valley, an early HMO. Knowing that he could not practice surgery as he aged, he went back to school and earned a Master of Public Health from NYS Medical College in Valhalla, NY.
He married the love of his life, Adele, in 1952 and enjoyed 74 years of marriage. He is survived by Adele, his sons Steven (Heidi), and Richard (Adam), his beloved granddaughters Bari (Michallynn) and Jackie (Mariana), and his younger brother Paul (Vivian).
Funeral services are on Monday August 24 at 11 am at Temple Beth Jacob, 290 North St., Newburgh, New York.
