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Stanford Report, April 21, 2004 | |
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Neurologist,
author Cutler dies at 70
By JOYCE THOMAS Robert W.P. Cutler, MD, emeritus professor of neurology and neurological sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine and author of a recent book on the death of university co-founder Jane Stanford, died April 12.A campus memorial service will take place May 11 at 4 p.m. at Stanford Memorial Church. Cutler joined the Stanford faculty in 1974 and spent 13 years in the dean's office, first as associate dean for medical education and then as senior associate dean for faculty affairs from 1988 to 1995. In overseeing issues involving the school's faculty, Cutler blended "his customary intellectual rigor and unwavering integrity with compassion and a deep respect for personal privacy," said emeritus professor David Korn, MD, who was medical school dean and vice president of the medical center from 1984 to 1995. In 2003 Cutler's book, "The Mysterious Death of Jane Stanford," was published by Stanford University Press. The book examines the unusual circumstances surrounding Mrs. Stanford's death and concludes that she died of strychnine poisoning, not heart failure as most historical accounts have indicated. He also wrote "The Tin Box," which was based on Cutler's discovery of a small box of letters and documents belonging to his great-grandfather, a general in the Civil War. Cutler's book, published by Morris in 1999, provides a detailed history of the time. Cutler was an expert in Parkinson's disease and was known for his pioneering research on the formation and absorption of cerebrospinal fluid and for his work on blood-brain-barrier transport systems. He was a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Neurological Association and the American Society for Neurochemistry. At Stanford Cutler won a Kaiser Family Foundation Award for Outstanding and Innovative Contributions to Medical Education. Cutler was born in 1933 in New York. He graduated from Harvard in 1953 and received his medical degree from Tufts University in 1957. He served on the faculty at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine prior to his Stanford faculty appointment. Since retiring, Cutler lived on his ranch on a hill above Livermore, Calif. He is survived by his wife Maggie, their son Aaron and his sons Christopher, George and Robert Jr. Donations may be made payable to Regional Parks Foundation and sent to Regional Parks Botanic Garden c/o Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley, CA 94708-2396.
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