Dr. Robert S. Modlinger, M.D. succumbed on Monday, July 23, 2018, at age 72 following a long illness. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and later resided in Manhattan and Riverdale, Livingston, N.J., and Springfield, N.J. Dr. Modlinger attended Columbia University and Cornell University Medical College and did his medical residency and fellowship in endocrinology at Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Modlinger was chief of hypertension at the Veterans’ Administration Hospital in East Orange; assistant clinical professor of medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; and chief of endocrinology at Mountainside Hospital in Montclair. He was a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Endocrinology. He did clinical research and authored several scientific papers, and had a private practice in endocrinology in the Caldwell and West Orange areas. Dr. Modlinger is survived by his wife, April; his sons, Paul and Alan; his brother, James; and five grandchildren. He was predeceased by his parents, Hugo and Celia; and his younger brother, Ronald. Funeral services were held July 23, 2018 at Menorah Chapels at Millburn, Union, N.J. Dr. Modlinger was a member of Temple Beth Ahm Yisrael in Springfield and Congregation Ahavas Sholom in Newark. Donations in his memory may be sent to Temple Beth Ahm Yisrael and Congregation Ahavas Sholom.
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