Julian John Goodman, M.D., age 98, passed away peacefully due to heart failure at his home in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 28, 2023. He is survived by his beloved wife, Judy, with whom he shared 45 wonderful years; his four children: Jody Blumberg (Joel) of Juno Beach, Florida; Robert Goodman (Brady) of West Palm Beach, Florida; Joshua Goodman (Veronica) of Bethesda, Maryland; and Adam Goodman (Miriam) of Wayland, Massachusetts; along with four terrific grandchildren: Ben Blumberg of Atlanta, Georgia; Sarah and Abigail Goodman of Bethesda, Maryland; and Jack Goodman of Wayland, Massachusetts.
Dr. Goodman was born in 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts to the late Betty Reisner Goodman and Maurice Goodman. He graduated from Boston Latin School and earned his B.S. degree from Yale University before attending the University of Vermont Medical School and completing his post-graduate training in dermatology at Massachusetts General—Harvard Medical; Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York; and the Skin and Cancer Unit of NYU. He was a medical officer in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, having been called up from the Reserves.
Following his training in dermatology, he spent a year as a dermatologist at the Lahey Clinic, Massachusetts, after which he moved to Florida in the 1950s, and opened his own practice, later known as Dermatology Associates, with multiple offices. For more than 50 years, he practiced dermatology and cared for his patients in Palm Beach County, Florida.
Dr. Goodman was also a renowned clinical researcher for skin diseases like psoriasis, and did investigations for clinical trials for major pharmaceutical companies, such as Pfizer and Novartis. He owned a clinical research facility, called “Med-Check,” that later sold to Hazelton Labs, a division of Corning. He also enjoyed teaching, and, for many years, he was a Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the University of Miami, where he would travel weekly to teach students at the Dermatology Clinic.
Dr. Goodman was devoted to his family and known for his dogged persistence and dependability; you could set your watch by him. He was a prolific reader who loved learning new things and could finish a book in an evening. He loved to travel and to stay active, playing tennis and golf regularly in years past. He also enjoyed the stock market, in which he was an astute investor, and real estate development, having built more than 40 apartments and medical buildings over his career, including the Tudor apartments in North Palm Beach and Eton House, Butler Medical Center, and the original Med-Check building in West Palm Beach.
Dr. Goodman was a philanthropic supporter of several organizations and, with his wife, Judy, donated a media room at Boston Latin School; a conference room at the University of Vermont Medical School; and was a Founder’s Room Donor to the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts and a major donor to Scripps Florida, in addition to supporting the Palm Beach County Medical Society as a founder of their 1919 Society Endowment.
In his later years, he enjoyed the camaraderie of a special friendship group of men who called themselves “The Breakfast Club.”
Services will be at Temple Israel on Tuesday, January 31st at 10: 00 a.m. with interment afterwards at the Royal Palm Memorial Gardens and with Shiva at the family home that evening from 6-8 p.m.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.royalpalmfuneralhome.com for the Goodman family.
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