Former Brown dean whose group won Nobel Prize dies

This undated black and white photo provided by Brown University shows David Greer, a former dean of the university's medical school. Greer died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, in Fall River, Mass. He was 89. Greer helped found the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. (AP Photo/Brown University, John Forasté) This undated black and white photo provided by Brown University shows David Greer, a former dean of the university's medical school. Greer died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, in Fall River, Mass. He was 89. Greer helped found the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. (AP Photo/Brown University, John Forasté)

By Associated Press November 20, 2014 1 min read

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A doctor who co-founded a group that won the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize for working to prevent nuclear war and who helped transform the medical school at Brown University has died. David Greer was 89.

Greer helped found the Nobel-winning International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War. His daughter, Linda, says he had heart disease and died Tuesday.

Colleagues from Brown said Greer was a “visionary” who taught students about the importance of social responsibility. He was Brown’s dean of medicine from 1981 to 1992.

Linda Greer says he moved to Fall River, Massachusetts, nearly 60 years ago to practice medicine in a community that didn’t have enough physicians. He stayed there as he advanced at Brown and volunteered with local organizations.