Veronica Sicilian

She is survived by her husband of 36 years, Leonard Sicilian, MD of Cohasset; her three children, Gregory C. Sicilian of Atlanta, GA, David J. Sicilian of Boston, MA, and Victoria E. Sicilian of Hoboken, NJ; and her siblings Maria, Lydia and John, of Long Island, NY.

Dr. Ravnikar was born on January 13, 1950 in Brooklyn, NY to John and Frances Ravnikar, then recent immigrants to the U.S. from what is now Slovenia. She received an AB, magna cum laude, from Immaculata College (PA) and received an MD from SUNY Upstate Medical Center in 1975.

She continued her medical training in Chicago, completing her residency in OB/GYN at Prentice Women’s Hospital of Northwestern University. She then completed a fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Boston Hospital for Women and Harvard Medical School.

Throughout her career, Dr. Ravnikar dedicated herself to her patients, teaching and research. Among her many hospital and academic appointments, she was most recently the Chair of the OB/GYN Department at South Shore Hospital and Associate Clinical Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard.

She received numerous awards for her contributions to her field, and had recently been accepted to Brigham and Women’s Leadership Program. In 2010, she received the William Heath Byford Award from Northwestern, which recognizes outstanding alumni in OB/GYN. She dedicated this honor to her husband and children.

A funeral service was held in Manhattan on July 21. A memorial service will be held at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made toward a lectureship in her memory to: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Developmental Office, Re: Veronica Ravnikar, MD, 116 Huntington Ave, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02116.