Paul Hershenson

Dr. Paul Hershenson, a longtime practicing internist and pulmonologist in White Plains, N.Y., died on March 8, 2017 at his home in Manhattan at the age of 83. The cause was Progressive AML. Born in 1933 in Brooklyn, Dr. Hershenson graduated from City College of New York and the Chicago Medical School, completing his residency training at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx. He began his private practice in Ardsley, N.Y. in 1964, relocating to White Plains in 1978 and practicing full time for 52 years until becoming ill last August. He was affiliated with White Plains Hospital all his professional life. Dr. Hershenson was an avid bicyclist who spent vacations riding in the mountains of Europe and the United States. He was a frequent visitor at Manhattan art galleries and museums, as well as the Metropolitan Opera. Devoted to staying abreast of the latest developments in medicine, he also read fiction for pleasure and could usually be found with a book. Survivors include a daughter, Nina Parker (Chris), of East Islip, N.Y.; a son, Michael, of Mamaroneck; a grandson, Justin Parker, of East Islip, and a sister, Bea Epstein (Dr. Stephen E.) of Rockville, MD.
Funeral services will be held on March 12th at 12pm at the Ballard-Durand Funeral Home 2 Maple Avenue at South Broadway, White Plains, New York. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his memory to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th Avenue, New York NY 10028.