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Arthur E. "Ned" Weyman,
pioneering cardiologist, Husband, Father & Mentor
instrumental in the development and adoption of
echocardiography, passed away peacefully on June 17, 2024,
at the age of 82, surrounded by family.
Born September 25, 1941, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Dr.
Weyman was adopted by his parents, the late Arthur and Mae (Jacobi)
Weyman of Montclair, New Jersey. They owned Montclair Travel
Bureau and Dr. Weyman was fortunate to spend his childhood
traveling the world as his parents scouted international
destinations for their customers.
Dr. Weyman was a proud alumnus of St. Peter's Prep in Jersey
City, NJ, graduating at the age of sixteen. He then attended
the College of the Holy Cross; followed by the University of
Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He then moved to New
York for his residency at St. Vincent's Hospital.
 His
time at St. Vincent's was interrupted for three years when
he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving as a Marine squadron
and air group flight surgeon. After St. Vincent's, he
accepted a cardiology research fellowship at Indiana
University. It was in Indiana that Dr. Weyman discovered the
two great loves of his life.
First, he found his professional love, the practice of
echocardiography. Dr. Weyman quickly saw the potential for
using the power of ultrasound technology to image the heart
and cardiovascular systems, and began his life-long work of
developing new methods and research models that would be
instrumental to the adoption of echocardiography as the
preferred technique for non-invasive cardiac imagining-work
credited with saving millions of lives. These efforts
required long hours over the course of decades, but Dr.
Weyman often commented that those long hours never felt like
work because he was doing what he loved.
In his last two years in Indiana, he would meet the true
love of his life, a nurse named Jean Martin. The two married
in 1979 and in 1980, they moved to Boston where Dr. Weyman
accepted a position as the Director of the Cardiac
Ultrasound Laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital and
Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard University. He
received a full professorship at Harvard in 1995 and served
as the Chief of Cardiology at the MGH from 1994 to 1996. He
continued to practice at the MGH until his retirement in
2022.
Dr. Weyman was recognized as a leader in his field,
publishing hundreds of scientific papers in peer-reviewed
journals, presenting hundreds of lectures, and authoring two
books including a textbook that serves as a critical
echocardiography resource thirty years after its
publication. Among his many awards and honors, he served as
President of the American Society of Echocardiology from
1991 – 1993 and was the Founder and First President of the
National Board of Echocardiography.
He received the Gifted Teacher Award from the American
College of Cardiology, the 2004 Distinguished Alumnus Award
from the UMDNJ and the Sanctae Crucis Award from Holy Cross.
The American Society of Echocardiography honored his legacy
of teaching and mentorship through the creation of the
Arthur E. Weyman Young Investigator's Award in 2007 and also
granted him the Meritorious Service Award in 2012.
He was most proud of the success of his many fellows and
mentees, who carry on his legacy in cardiology departments
in hospitals throughout the United States and around the
world. Dr. Weyman never lost his love of learning, both
formal and informal. Even in his later years, he continued
to learn, obtaining a Masters in Public Health from Harvard
in his 60s. Dr. Weyman loved athletics, and played lacrosse
for the Crusaders. He was an avid skier and golfer
throughout his life. While he was fortunate enough to travel
the world, his favorite destination reflected the
man--sitting on his deck overlooking the Mad River in
Waterville Valley, NH.
But with all his work and varied interests, his favorite
activity was spending time with Jean. Whether it was
struggling to learn French so he could converse in her
favorite language in her favorite city-Paris-or sitting
together in Starbucks talking for hours, wherever Jean was,
that was where he most wanted to be.
Ned is also survived by his sister, Adair, and was the
proud father of four children, Jennifer (Pete) Lyons,
Shannon Weyman, Robert Weyman (Karen), and Elizabeth Weyman.
He was a doting grandfather to four grandsons, Jack Lyons
and Grant, James, and Nicholas Weyman, whose parents, aunts
and uncles often marveled at how much easier it was to get
Granddad Ned to spring for treats and toys than when they
were kids.
Visitation at the George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home,
477 Washington St. Wellesley on Friday, June 21, from 4-7PM.
A funeral Mass for Dr. Weyman will be held in St. Paul
Church, 502 Washington St., Wellesley on Saturday, June 22,
at 10AM. Relatives and friends kindly invited. The Mass will
also be live streamed at www.harborview.live. Interment in
Woodlawn Cemetery, Wellesley.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Ned's memory
to Waltham Committee, Inc., an organization dedicated to
providing housing, care, social networking, and work
training for adults with special needs. For online
guestbook, gfdoherty.com. George F. Doherty & Sons Wellesley
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