Stanford Report, October 8, 2001
Eugene Bauer, MD, vice president for Stanford University
Medical Center, announced Monday that he will step down from the
vice president's position on Dec. 1 and resume teaching and
research upon return from a one-year sabbatical.
"Dr. Bauer has made an enormous contribution to Stanford since he
arrived in 1988," said President John Hennessy. "Our faculty,
students, patients and the community at large have all benefited
from his leadership and dedication. I know he will continue to be a
valued member of the community when he returns to the faculty next
year."
Hennessy said he has no plans to name a new vice president.
Instead, a newly appointed executive committee will govern the
Medical Center. The three-member committee will include Philip
Pizzo, MD, dean of the School of Medicine; Christopher Dawes,
president and CEO of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital; and
Michael Peterson, interim president and CEO of Stanford Hospital
and Clinics. Pizzo will chair the committee.
Bauer, 59, is an award-winning clinician and researcher who came to
Stanford University's School of Medicine 13 years ago as professor
and chairman of the Department of Dermatology. He became the dean
of the School of Medicine in 1995 and a vice president in 1997. He
also currently serves on the boards of directors of both Stanford
Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.
"I have been very fortunate in the people I've met at Stanford and
the challenges we have successfully tackled together," Bauer said.
"I have decided to take a leave from the university in order to
spend more time with my wife of 35 years and explore some of the
other important opportunities life has to offer. With the
outstanding leadership in place at the School of Medicine, Stanford
Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, I am
confident that Stanford University Medical Center will continue to
do great things for a great many people."
Hennessy also expressed confidence in the new executive committee.
"Dean Pizzo and the members of the new leadership team bring many
years of experience to bear in addressing the challenges facing the
Medical Center," Hennessy said. "They are committed to the highest
standards of academic achievement, scientific research and clinical
excellence and I look forward to working with
them."
