Carl V Granger
Died
1928 - 2019
Dr. Carl V. Granger Jr. whose work at the University of Buffalo established a system used worldwide for measuring the recovery of patients undergoing rehabilitation, died Dec. 29 in Canterbury Woods, Amherst, NY. He was 91. His innovation, Functional Independent Measure (FIM) system is managed by Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation (UDSMR) in Buffalo. He helped found UDSMR, a nonprofit organization, at UB in 1987.
Born in Brooklyn, he was the son and grandson of African American physicians and nephew of the national director of the Urban League. He attended his father's alma mater, Dartmouth College, where he received a bachelor's degree in 1949, and earned a medical degree from the New York University-Bellevue Medical School. Drafted in the Army in 1954, Dr. Granger enrolled in a three-year residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Walter Reed Hospital in Bethesda, Md. And served at Letterman Army Hospital in San Francisco, attaining the rank of major.
Dr. Granger then accepted a position at Yale University School of Medicine and Yale-New Haven Hospital. In 1968, he became head of the Department of Rehabilitation medicine at Tufts University in Boston, Mass where he recognized the need for a way to measure improvements in the health of patients. He accepted a similar post at Brown University in Providence, RI in 1977 and came to the University of Buffalo in 1983 to further develop his concept.
Dr. Granger is survived by his son Glenn B. (Willidale) Granger, daughter Dr. Marilyn Granger; step-children, Oliver Champion, Dr. Susan Champion, Janis Champion and Bill Walker; his first wife, Helen M. (Bolden) Granger; five grandchildren and dear friends, Frank Evans, Lola Majors and Lynne Adamcyzk. He was predeceased by his spouses Joanne (nee Ghee) Champion and Eloise Walker and a son, the late Keith Granger. A Celebration of Dr. Granger's life will be held on Saturday, April 4, 2020 at 11:00 AM at The Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo, 695 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. Family and friends invited. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Dr. Granger's memory to Housing Opportunities Made Equal, 1542 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14209. Arrangements by AMIGONE FUNERAL HOME, INC. Please share your condolences at www.AMIGONE.com
Dr. Carl V. Granger Jr. whose work at the University of Buffalo established a system used worldwide for measuring the recovery of patients undergoing rehabilitation, died Dec. 29 in Canterbury Woods, Amherst, NY. He was 91. His innovation, Functional Independent Measure (FIM) system is managed by Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation (UDSMR) in Buffalo. He helped found UDSMR, a nonprofit organization, at UB in 1987.
Born in Brooklyn, he was the son and grandson of African American physicians and nephew of the national director of the Urban League. He attended his father's alma mater, Dartmouth College, where he received a bachelor's degree in 1949, and earned a medical degree from the New York University-Bellevue Medical School. Drafted in the Army in 1954, Dr. Granger enrolled in a three-year residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Walter Reed Hospital in Bethesda, Md. And served at Letterman Army Hospital in San Francisco, attaining the rank of major.
Dr. Granger then accepted a position at Yale University School of Medicine and Yale-New Haven Hospital. In 1968, he became head of the Department of Rehabilitation medicine at Tufts University in Boston, Mass where he recognized the need for a way to measure improvements in the health of patients. He accepted a similar post at Brown University in Providence, RI in 1977 and came to the University of Buffalo in 1983 to further develop his concept.
Dr. Granger is survived by his son Glenn B. (Willidale) Granger, daughter Dr. Marilyn Granger; step-children, Oliver Champion, Dr. Susan Champion, Janis Champion and Bill Walker; his first wife, Helen M. (Bolden) Granger; five grandchildren and dear friends, Frank Evans, Lola Majors and Lynne Adamcyzk. He was predeceased by his spouses Joanne (nee Ghee) Champion and Eloise Walker and a son, the late Keith Granger. A Celebration of Dr. Granger's life will be held on Saturday, April 4, 2020 at 11:00 AM at The Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo, 695 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. Family and friends invited. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Dr. Granger's memory to Housing Opportunities Made Equal, 1542 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14209. Arrangements by AMIGONE FUNERAL HOME, INC. Please share your condolences at www.AMIGONE.com
Source: The New York Tiomes
Published on: 26-02-2020