His 42-year career as a physician will not be forgotten by the New Haven, Conn., community, nor will the mark he has left on pediatrics. Among his contributions to pediatric medicine were researching the practice of “rooming in” infants with mothers after birth, defining colic and a rule to diagnose it, as well as supporting a focus on child development in pediatrics, according to The Washington Post.
Dr. Wessel is also known for cofounding the Branford-based Connecticut Hospice, the country’s first center for palliative care outside of a hospital, according to the report. He felt this work was closely related to pediatrics because children are among those most profoundly affected by the death of a relative.
Dr. Wessel earned an undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and a medical degree from Yale University in New Haven. He is survived by four children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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