IRVING LISSOOS (1937-2011)
Urologist
Urologist
Urologist and Wits benefactor Dr. Irving Lissoos (MB BCh 1960) died in Johannesburg on 30 July 2011, age 74. His mother was born in London, his father in Lithuania. Born in Johannesburg on 2 March,1937, Lissoos grew up in Berea, attended Yeoville Boys’ Primary School, matriculated at King Edward School, and studied medicine at Wits.
After graduation he trained as a surgeon, specializing in urology. He pioneered kidney transplants in South Africa and served as secretary of the Urological Association of South Africa. He was in private practice for 38 years, and at the time of his death was still practicing at Milpark Hospital.
After graduation he trained as a surgeon, specializing in urology. He pioneered kidney transplants in South Africa and served as secretary of the Urological Association of South Africa. He was in private practice for 38 years, and at the time of his death was still practicing at Milpark Hospital.
A stalwart of the Jewish community, Lissoos was a founding member of the Victory Park Synagogue and formerly served the King David Schools and Jewish Board of Education.
He lectured and wrote on topics of Jewish and general historical interest and delivered the keynote address at the opening of the South African Board of Deputies “Jewish Johannesburg 120” exhibition in 2007. Irving Lissoos wrote that he was fortunate in having “great teachers and we lived in a very privileged society.”
A committed family man, he was married with five children and 11 grandchildren.1
1 Obituary Wits Alumni Bulletin and on-line report in the Heritage Portal, written by Mike Alfred on March 26, 2020, Irving Lissoos- coming of age in Jewish Johannesburg, www.theheritageportal.co.za.
He lectured and wrote on topics of Jewish and general historical interest and delivered the keynote address at the opening of the South African Board of Deputies “Jewish Johannesburg 120” exhibition in 2007. Irving Lissoos wrote that he was fortunate in having “great teachers and we lived in a very privileged society.”
A committed family man, he was married with five children and 11 grandchildren.1
1 Obituary Wits Alumni Bulletin and on-line report in the Heritage Portal, written by Mike Alfred on March 26, 2020, Irving Lissoos- coming of age in Jewish Johannesburg, www.theheritageportal.co.za.