Dr. Mark Lee Lipman

Mark Lee Lipman was born to Arthur and Kayleen Lipman March 8, 1957, in Chicago. Mark grew up in Miami, FL. He attended the University of Florida for his undergraduate degree and attended medical school at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Mark married Michele Morvillo in Miami on June 1, 1986, and they lived most of their 28 years of marriage in Sarasota, FL. Mark was one of the co-founders of Infectious Disease Associates at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. He was greatly loved at the hospital by fellow coworkers and patients. He was very passionate about his work and was constantly improving to provide the very best care for his patients. Mark loved the outdoors and activities involving the outdoors such as camping, hiking, tennis, SCUBA diving, and sailing. Above all, Mark put his family before everything. He would do anything for his family, and his children wish all of the kids in the world were as fortunate to have a daddy as extraordinary as Mark. Mark is survived by wife, Michele, two children, Mathew and Malorie, mother, Kayleen, and two brothers, Stuart and Craig. He is loved and will be dearly missed. A memorial service will be held Sunday, October 26, 2014 at 1:00 at Phillippi Estate Park: 5500 S Tamiami Trail In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made out to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation: http://www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org/ways-to-give/donate-now