Quentin Giorgio, Delco physician and researcher
Quentin M. Giorgio, 64, of Newtown Square, a physician who cared for others despite his own medical issues, died Tuesday, Aug. 9, of peritonitis at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Quentin M. Giorgio, 64, of Newtown Square, a physician who cared for others despite his own medical issues, died Tuesday, Aug. 9, of peritonitis at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Giorgio was diagnosed with testicular cancer at age 21. In the 1970s, cancer treatments were not narrowly targeted as they are now; Dr. Giorgio received aggressive full-body radiation and chemotherapy to combat the cancer, his family said.
As a result, he was plagued with complications, especially in the last 10 years, his family said. Nonetheless, he was determined to continue practicing.
"His renowned passion for caring for his patients was born in his own experience as an ongoing patient" throughout his adult life, said his wife, Barbara Coleman Giorgio.
A native Philadelphian, he graduated from Central High School in 1969 and from what is now St. Joseph's University in 1975.
Dr. Giorgio earned his medical degree in 1981 from St. George's University School of Medicine in Grenada. He served a residency at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby.
Starting in 1982, he practiced internal medicine, first in Collingdale and later from a multi-physician office on Garrett Road in Drexel Hill. He headed the large practice until 2003.
He was director of clinical research for Wyeth pharmaceuticals from 2003 to 2009, and a physician adviser for Executive Health Resources in Newtown Square from 2010 to 2014, when he retired.
Although he admitted patients to Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill and Riddle Hospital in Media, he maintained close ties with Mercy Fitzgerald. He credited Mercy's staff and that of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania with prolonging his life, his family said.
Dr. Giorgio was dedicated to the Sisters of Mercy at McAuley Convent in Merion, and cared for their medical needs. He also served on Mercy Fitzgerald's board of directors.
When not working, Dr. Giorgio enjoyed spending time with his family at a summer home in Ventnor, N.J.
Besides his wife of 41 years, he is survived by a son, Justin, and his twin sister, Patricia Giorgio-Fox, a retired deputy commissioner in the Philadelphia Police Department.
Funeral services were Wednesday, Aug. 17, with burial in Arlington Cemetery, Drexel Hill.
Contributions may be made to the Sisters of Mercy Mid-Atlantic Community, 515 Montgomery Ave., Merion Station, Pa. 19066.
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