Dr. Majed B Hassan

Dr. Majed Boulos Hassan, known to those he loved most as “Dodo,” passed away peacefully at his home on June 15, 2026, surrounded by his family. He was 77 years old. A physician, entrepreneur, and devoted family man, Majed lived a life shaped by courage, compassion, and an unwavering desire to heal.

Majed was born on July 14, 1948, in Ramallah, Palestine, the son of Boulos (Ibrahim El Hassan) and Nijmeh (Yousef Kandah). As a young boy, he would spend time looking into the windows of the local hospital and watch the doctors inside, transfixed by their work, already dreaming of the lives he would one day save. That dream never left him.

When Majed was 16 years old, his parents and his brother Munir (Mike) immigrated to Jacksonville, Florida, leaving behind their older sisters Melvina and Margo, who had already built lives of their own. Majed finished high school at Andrew Jackson and went on to earn his undergraduate degree from Jacksonville University. He then set his sights even further — on medical school in Spain. Having never spoken a word of Spanish, he immersed himself completely in the language and the culture, and just six weeks after arriving in Valencia, he began medical school — in Spanish. It was the kind of determination that would come to define him.

It was in Valencia that Majed met the love of his life, Alice (Mary Wynne). They married and returned to Jacksonville together, where Majed served as Chief Resident at University Hospital — now part of UF Health Jacksonville. He then joined Brewster Methodist Hospital, later known as Methodist Medical Center, where he worked alongside Marcus Drewa to modernize the Emergency Department, and eventually entered private practice.

In 1985, Majed founded The Doctors Center, a Family Practice, Urgent Care, and Occupational Medicine clinic that grew to four locations under his leadership. He ran it with the same intensity he brought to everything — thirty-six years of service to his patients and community, until he sold the practice in 2021. In parallel, he pursued a deep passion for real estate development, a venture he continued long after hanging up his stethoscope.

Majed never forgot where he came from. His service to Palestine began through medical missions, where he traveled with teams on numerous occasions, personally transporting donated medical equipment on flights, and carrying heavy equipment, such as ultrasounds, by hand, through the hospital when needed — always willing to do whatever it took to improve patient care. He later founded the Volunteer Medical Group, which evolved into Physicians for Palestine. Among his most enduring contributions, Majed initiated the establishment of an emergency medicine residency program in Palestine — a program that continues to serve and train physicians today. He organized and chaired multiple Emergency and Trauma Conferences in Palestine and led teams of emergency physicians on numerous missions to collaborate with, mentor, and train Palestinian doctors. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he played a pivotal role in delivering personal protective equipment (PPE) and other lifesaving medical supplies to Palestine, working through Physicians for Palestine and in partnership with the Ramallah Federation. In the end, he had returned — in spirit and in service — to the very hospital he had once peered into as a boy. The circle was complete.

He was proud to be a physician. He was proud to be an entrepreneur. But the title he cherished above all others came from his first grandchild, Lily, who as a toddler could not yet say “Sido” — the Arabic word for grandfather. What she said instead was “Dodo.” The name stuck, and for the rest of his life, it was the one that meant the most.

Majed was, in his heart, a healer. His legacy endures in the healthcare institutions he helped build, the physicians he trained and mentored, the lives he saved, and in every patient who was fortunate enough to be in his care. To them, he will always be Dr. Hassan.

Dodo is survived by his wife of 50 years, Alice Mary Hassan; his four sons Andrew (Stephanie) — Liam and Soren; Marc (Meghan) — Lily, Majed, and Mary; Tarik (Suzon) — Nour and Anouk; and Sean (Ashley) — Cora May, Sean Jr., and Declan. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sisters, and his brother.

“To his family, he was Dodo. To his patients, he was Dr. Hassan. To all who knew him, he was irreplaceable.”

A Visitation will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, June 22, 2026, at San Jose Catholic Church, 3619 Toledo Road, Jacksonville, FL 32217. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 AM, immediately following the Visitation. There will be a Mercy Meal, following the Funeral Service, at the Ramallah American Club, 3130 Parental Home Road, Jacksonville, FL 32216. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Dr. Majed B. Hassan’s honor to Physicians for Palestine https://pfpal.org/ .

To view the livestream of the service please follow one of these links to begin at 11am.

https://www.youtube.com/live/Cx60GQ3ShlY

https://www.youtube.com/live/dnSH-HEQXOE