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In Remembrance: Walter Ruddy Anyan Died on February 16 2013

Walter Ruddy Anyan Jr., MD, longtime professor of pediatrics at the Yale School of Medicine, died suddenly of heart failure on February 16, 2013.  He was 76. Dr. Anyan established the subspecialty of adolescent medicine in the Yale Department of Pediatrics, and served as its first section chief.

Read the full obituary published in the New Haven Register on February 20, 2013.

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  • Maureen Walsh
    Maureen Walsh, 3:09pm May 09 2026 | Ico flag Flag as inappropriate

    I was a patient of Dr Anyan’s at Yale in 1975-1976. I was about 14 years old and suffered from anorexia. I was a pretty severe case. I just turned 65 and can guarantee that he is the only reason I survived to see 65. God rest his sole ❤️

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