Bernd W. Scheithauer

In terms of academic achievements, it’s difficult to summarize Dr Scheithauer’s 120-page CV briefly, but a few interesting facts are to be highlighted. It’s no secret that Bernd adored and thrived on projects, writing, and editing. At last count (with several papers still in progress), he published around 750 peer-reviewed articles, 8 textbooks/fascicles, and 80 book chapters, as well as numerous editorials, letters, and reviews. Virtually every topic of central nervous system, pituitary, and peripheral nerve tumor pathology was covered. Likewise, his texts have been widely considered the ‘‘bibles’’ of the field, often co- written with close friends and colleagues, such as Peter Burger, MD; Kalman Kovacs, MD, PhD; Eva Horvath, PhD; and James Woodruff, MD. Seminal papers often focused on practical issues of tumor classification, grading, and new entities. Despite the impressive publication record, Bernd would probably consider his greatest legacy to be his teaching and mentoring. Officially, he trained more than 100 neuropathologists from across the world, but unofficially, there are hundreds more whom he influenced both within the United States and abroad. Probably more than anyone else, Bernd was an international ambassador for surgical neuropathology, hosting visitors from and teaching courses in all 4 corners of the globe. He was an amazingly generous mentor who sprang to life when teaching anyone interested in his craft.