Stanley Blaugrund

BLAUGRUND, MD – Stanley, one of the outstanding head and neck cancer surgeons of his generation, died peacefully with his family around him on June 6th, 2024 at his home in New York City. In addition to his groundbreaking surgical techniques and research, Dr. Blaugrund, who served as the chairman of Lenox Hill Hospital’s Department of Otolaryngology for 25 years, had a firm belief that the ability to speak is part of one’s humanity. He helped build Lenox Hill’s Ames Vocal Dynamics Laboratory which served leading actors, politicians, business leaders, and singers who rely on their voices for their work and art.

Among his many honors, Dr. Blaugrund was elected president of the national Triological Society in 1997 and was awarded the esteemed DeRoaldes Medal for Distinguished Service in Laryngology in 1998.

Dr. Blaugrund was born in El Paso, Texas in 1930 and moved to New York in 1958 for his residency in Otolaryngology at Mt. Sinai Hospital. He then completed the distinguished John Conley Fellowship in Head and Neck Oncology and Facial Plastic Surgery. During his training, he married the love of his life, art historian Dr. Annette Blaugrund, who, at the time, was running the audiology clinic. They were happily married for 63 years and have three children, Andrea (David Nevins), James (Shelly McQuone), and Jonathan (Susan Arena), and seven grandchildren, Clara, Charlie, and Jesse Nevins, Jane and Katherine Blaugrund, and Joe and Birdie Blaugrund.

He lived for his family, sharing his love of cooking by teaching them all his favorite recipes, among them the contents of his friend and teacher Marcella Hazan’s cookbooks. He challenged himself to master cooking techniques from around the world, which included family specialties such as stuffed cabbage and Tex-Mex staples learned from his mother.

Dr. Blaugrund was a Renaissance man: a passionate photographer, World War II history buff, painter, gardener, sailor, singer, and guitarist. He was a two-handicap golfer and overall gifted athlete. Among his proudest athletic achievements was starting on the El Paso High School basketball team when they won the 1947 Texas State Championship. He scored the last point to win the game.

He is survived by his wife, Annette, his three children, their spouses, his seven grandchildren, and his sister, Anne. Services will be held at Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel from 5-7pm on June 8th, 2024. 1079 Madison Avenue, New York, New York.