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U Plastic Surgeon Dies In Bahamas

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March
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1982
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U plastic surgeon dies in Bahamas

William C. Grabb, 53, University of Michigan professor of surgery and a national expert in the repair of cleft lip and palate, died unexpectedly Sunday evening. He died at his residence near Nassau in the Bahamas, reportedly while jogging.

Grabb was also an avid hot air balloonist, and competed in events such as the International Hot Air Balloon Race and the National Hot Air Balloon Championships.

John A. Gronvall, dean of the U-M Medical School, said of Grabb, “Dr. Grabb’s death was a tragic loss to the medical profession, the University and to his many friends and colleagues.

“HE WAS a gentleman, always dedicated to the welfare of others, and a superb surgeon. He made major contributions to the field of plastic surgery and he will be greatly missed.”

At the time of his death, Grabb was head of the U-M Hospital Section of Plastic Surgery, a post he had held since 1978. He had been acting head of the section since 1975. An author and researcher, he wrote widely in his speciality, including 50 scientific articles and four medical textbooks on plastic surgery.

Grabb spent most of his career in Ann Arbor where he was on the surgery staffs of both University Hospitals and St. Joseph Mercy Hospital since 1961.

He received his M.D. from the U-M in 1953, interned at Ohio State University Hospital and did his general surgery and plastic surgery residencies at the U-M and St. Joseph Hospitals.

HE ALSO was an attending physician at the Ann Arbor Veterans Administration Hospital and a diplomate surgeon at Wayne County General Hospital.

He was co-editor of the Cleft Palate Journal from 1969-73 and associate editor of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal. He was a former member of the board and president of the Educational Foundation of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.

For his scientific writings, he received two national research awards from the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons and first prize in a research essay contest awarded by the American Society of Surgery of the Hand.

He lived at 325 Barton Shore Drive. Survivors include his wife, two daughters and one son. Funeral arrangements were incomplete as of this morning.

WILLIAM C. GRABB...won 2 national research awards