Home News Tribune - April 1, 1991
Philip Kunderman dies at 80; was prominent local surgeon.
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Philip J. Kunderman, a noted thoracic surgeon, died Saturday at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 80.
Born in New Brunswick, he lived there most of his life before moving to North Brunswick eight years ago.
Before retiring in 1978, Dr. Kunderman was a thoracic surgeon in the New Brunswick area for over 30 years. On July 7, 1961 he was the first doctor in the area to successfully complete an open heart bypass operation, heading a 14- member cardiovascular team in nine-hours of surgery.
He was 1932 graduate of Rutgers University and a member of its basketball team. In 1936, he graduated from Cornell University Medical School.
Dr. Kunderman served his surgical houseship at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City from 1936 to 1938, his surgical residency at Cumberland Hospital in New York from 1938 to 1940, and his thoracic surgical residency at Mount Morris Hospital in Mount Morris, N.Y., from 1940 to 1942. He was chief of surgery at Middlesex General Hospital in New Brunswick and Roosevelt Hospital in Edison, as well as at New Jersey State Tuberculosis Sanatorium. Dr. Kunderman was chief of thoracic surgery at St. Peter's Medical Center in New Brunswick and Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was also a thoracic surgical consultant at Muhlenberg General Hospital, Raritan Valley General Hospital and South Amboy General Hospital. He was a member of American Association for Thoracic Surgery and the New York Society for Thoracic Surgery, and was president of the New Jersey chapter of the American college of Surgery. He was a member of the New Jersey chapter of the American College of Chest Diseases and the New Jersey Society of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Kunderman was an associate professor of Surgery at Rutgers University Medical School as well as an American Board of Surgery diplomat.
During World War II he was an Army major, serving as chief of thoracic surgery with the 12th Evacuation Hospital, 3rd Army, and thoracic surgical consultant for the 1st Army in the European Theater of Operations.
He was an active member of the First Reformed Church in New Brunswick.
Surviving are his wife, Shirley Buttler Kunderman; three daughters, Gail Tuschak of Skillman, Phyllis Runyon of Roanoke, Va., and Stacie Kunderman of North Brunswick; a son, Craig Buttler Kunderman of North Brunswick; a sister, Elizabeth Birzten of Panama City Beach, Fla., and six grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the First Reformed Church. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in North Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Reformed Church, 9 Bayard Street, New Brunswick, N.J. 08903.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Quackenboss Funeral Home, 156 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick.
Philip Kunderman dies at 80; was prominent local surgeon.
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Philip J. Kunderman, a noted thoracic surgeon, died Saturday at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 80.
Born in New Brunswick, he lived there most of his life before moving to North Brunswick eight years ago.
Before retiring in 1978, Dr. Kunderman was a thoracic surgeon in the New Brunswick area for over 30 years. On July 7, 1961 he was the first doctor in the area to successfully complete an open heart bypass operation, heading a 14- member cardiovascular team in nine-hours of surgery.
He was 1932 graduate of Rutgers University and a member of its basketball team. In 1936, he graduated from Cornell University Medical School.
Dr. Kunderman served his surgical houseship at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City from 1936 to 1938, his surgical residency at Cumberland Hospital in New York from 1938 to 1940, and his thoracic surgical residency at Mount Morris Hospital in Mount Morris, N.Y., from 1940 to 1942. He was chief of surgery at Middlesex General Hospital in New Brunswick and Roosevelt Hospital in Edison, as well as at New Jersey State Tuberculosis Sanatorium. Dr. Kunderman was chief of thoracic surgery at St. Peter's Medical Center in New Brunswick and Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was also a thoracic surgical consultant at Muhlenberg General Hospital, Raritan Valley General Hospital and South Amboy General Hospital. He was a member of American Association for Thoracic Surgery and the New York Society for Thoracic Surgery, and was president of the New Jersey chapter of the American college of Surgery. He was a member of the New Jersey chapter of the American College of Chest Diseases and the New Jersey Society of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Kunderman was an associate professor of Surgery at Rutgers University Medical School as well as an American Board of Surgery diplomat.
During World War II he was an Army major, serving as chief of thoracic surgery with the 12th Evacuation Hospital, 3rd Army, and thoracic surgical consultant for the 1st Army in the European Theater of Operations.
He was an active member of the First Reformed Church in New Brunswick.
Surviving are his wife, Shirley Buttler Kunderman; three daughters, Gail Tuschak of Skillman, Phyllis Runyon of Roanoke, Va., and Stacie Kunderman of North Brunswick; a son, Craig Buttler Kunderman of North Brunswick; a sister, Elizabeth Birzten of Panama City Beach, Fla., and six grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the First Reformed Church. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in North Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Reformed Church, 9 Bayard Street, New Brunswick, N.J. 08903.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Quackenboss Funeral Home, 156 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick.
Home News Tribune - April 1, 1991
Philip Kunderman dies at 80; was prominent local surgeon.
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Philip J. Kunderman, a noted thoracic surgeon, died Saturday at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 80.
Born in New Brunswick, he lived there most of his life before moving to North Brunswick eight years ago.
Before retiring in 1978, Dr. Kunderman was a thoracic surgeon in the New Brunswick area for over 30 years. On July 7, 1961 he was the first doctor in the area to successfully complete an open heart bypass operation, heading a 14- member cardiovascular team in nine-hours of surgery.
He was 1932 graduate of Rutgers University and a member of its basketball team. In 1936, he graduated from Cornell University Medical School.
Dr. Kunderman served his surgical houseship at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City from 1936 to 1938, his surgical residency at Cumberland Hospital in New York from 1938 to 1940, and his thoracic surgical residency at Mount Morris Hospital in Mount Morris, N.Y., from 1940 to 1942. He was chief of surgery at Middlesex General Hospital in New Brunswick and Roosevelt Hospital in Edison, as well as at New Jersey State Tuberculosis Sanatorium. Dr. Kunderman was chief of thoracic surgery at St. Peter's Medical Center in New Brunswick and Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was also a thoracic surgical consultant at Muhlenberg General Hospital, Raritan Valley General Hospital and South Amboy General Hospital. He was a member of American Association for Thoracic Surgery and the New York Society for Thoracic Surgery, and was president of the New Jersey chapter of the American college of Surgery. He was a member of the New Jersey chapter of the American College of Chest Diseases and the New Jersey Society of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Kunderman was an associate professor of Surgery at Rutgers University Medical School as well as an American Board of Surgery diplomat.
During World War II he was an Army major, serving as chief of thoracic surgery with the 12th Evacuation Hospital, 3rd Army, and thoracic surgical consultant for the 1st Army in the European Theater of Operations.
He was an active member of the First Reformed Church in New Brunswick.
Surviving are his wife, Shirley Buttler Kunderman; three daughters, Gail Tuschak of Skillman, Phyllis Runyon of Roanoke, Va., and Stacie Kunderman of North Brunswick; a son, Craig Buttler Kunderman of North Brunswick; a sister, Elizabeth Birzten of Panama City Beach, Fla., and six grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the First Reformed Church. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in North Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Reformed Church, 9 Bayard Street, New Brunswick, N.J. 08903.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Quackenboss Funeral Home, 156 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick.
Philip Kunderman dies at 80; was prominent local surgeon.
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Philip J. Kunderman, a noted thoracic surgeon, died Saturday at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 80.
Born in New Brunswick, he lived there most of his life before moving to North Brunswick eight years ago.
Before retiring in 1978, Dr. Kunderman was a thoracic surgeon in the New Brunswick area for over 30 years. On July 7, 1961 he was the first doctor in the area to successfully complete an open heart bypass operation, heading a 14- member cardiovascular team in nine-hours of surgery.
He was 1932 graduate of Rutgers University and a member of its basketball team. In 1936, he graduated from Cornell University Medical School.
Dr. Kunderman served his surgical houseship at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City from 1936 to 1938, his surgical residency at Cumberland Hospital in New York from 1938 to 1940, and his thoracic surgical residency at Mount Morris Hospital in Mount Morris, N.Y., from 1940 to 1942. He was chief of surgery at Middlesex General Hospital in New Brunswick and Roosevelt Hospital in Edison, as well as at New Jersey State Tuberculosis Sanatorium. Dr. Kunderman was chief of thoracic surgery at St. Peter's Medical Center in New Brunswick and Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was also a thoracic surgical consultant at Muhlenberg General Hospital, Raritan Valley General Hospital and South Amboy General Hospital. He was a member of American Association for Thoracic Surgery and the New York Society for Thoracic Surgery, and was president of the New Jersey chapter of the American college of Surgery. He was a member of the New Jersey chapter of the American College of Chest Diseases and the New Jersey Society of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Kunderman was an associate professor of Surgery at Rutgers University Medical School as well as an American Board of Surgery diplomat.
During World War II he was an Army major, serving as chief of thoracic surgery with the 12th Evacuation Hospital, 3rd Army, and thoracic surgical consultant for the 1st Army in the European Theater of Operations.
He was an active member of the First Reformed Church in New Brunswick.
Surviving are his wife, Shirley Buttler Kunderman; three daughters, Gail Tuschak of Skillman, Phyllis Runyon of Roanoke, Va., and Stacie Kunderman of North Brunswick; a son, Craig Buttler Kunderman of North Brunswick; a sister, Elizabeth Birzten of Panama City Beach, Fla., and six grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the First Reformed Church. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in North Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Reformed Church, 9 Bayard Street, New Brunswick, N.J. 08903.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Quackenboss Funeral Home, 156 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick.
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