Hermann M.D.

HERMANN "BUD" MENGES, JR., M.D. Bud was the beloved husband of Sally W. Menges nee West, the father of Katherine, William, Peter, David, John and the late infant Frederick. He was the grandfather of Andrew, Emily, Kyle, Jake, Erin, Carly, Robert, Sean, Daniel and Cara Ann. Beloved brother of Carl Menges and Helen McCrea. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in his name to Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2109 Adelbert Rd., T101, Cleveland, OH 44106-4923, University Hospitals Institutional Relations and Development, P.O. Box 74947, Cleveland, OH 44194-4947 or Plymouth Church, 2860 Coventry Rd., Shaker Heights, OH 44120 where Memorial Services will be held Friday, September 3, at 2 PM. FRIENDS MAY CALL AT BROWN-FORWARD, 17022 CHAGRIN BLVD., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 FROM 6 - 8 PM. Bud was a board-certified internist and cardiologist and a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University CWRU. He was also on the staff of University Hospitals of Cleveland UHC and had served as a board member of the hospitals' system network for many years. In 2008, the Hermann Menges, Jr. Professor of Internal Medicine Chairmanship was established in his honor at CWRU. He was a founding father of University Suburban Health Center USHC in South Euclid and led the organization as Chairman of the Board for 13 years, while maintaining a private practice with Cleveland Physicians, Inc. As Chairman, he was instrumental in strengthening the relationship between USHC and UHC and it was under his leadership that USHC's original building expanded to include two large additions housing nearly a dozen additional patient services. He retired from the Board in 1999 and in that same year his colleagues established the Hermann Menges, Jr., M.D. Education Center at USHC to honor his commitment to medical education and service to USHC. In 2005, he retired from private practice after 43 years, but continued to oversee the Center's cardiac stress test laboratory. He will be dearly missed by all of his friends at USHC. Bud was born in Bronxville, New York in 1932. He graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York in 1953 and from Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland in 1957. He completed a residency in Internal Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and a fellowship in Cardiology at University Hospitals of Cleveland. He also received an M.S. degree from the University of Minnesota. Bud served in an administrative capacity with many organizations over the years. He served as President of the Cleveland Academy of Medicine, President of the American Heart Association Northeast Ohio Affiliate, of which he was a lifetime member, and as Chairman of the United Way of Greater Cleveland Health Services Division. Bud was a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Cardiology. He was also recognized with a Past President's Award by the CWRU School of Medicine's Alumni Association.


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