A message from Dean Hutter:
I am very sad to share with you that Dr. Philip L. Maloney, DMD passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2017. Dr. Maloney was a pioneer in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) practice and education in Boston, and his impact in both was and will continue to be felt throughout the United States and the world. The OMFS residents that he trained will truly be Dr. Maloney’s legacy as they have made an enormous impact on the profession of dentistry and the specialty of OMFS.
I ask you to keep Dr. Maloney and his family in your thoughts and prayers.
Sincerely,
Dean Hutter
Philip L. Maloney, D.M.D., age 86, passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2017 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Dr. Maloney was born in Quincy to the late Dr. James Maloney and F. Adele (Powers) Maloney. He was a lifelong Quincy resident, attended Boston College High School and then Boston College, Class of 1952. He graduated from Tufts Dental School in 1955 and began his oral and maxillofacial surgery training at Boston City Hospital. In July of 1956 he left Boston City Hospital to join the U. S. Army and served with the rank of Captain as Chief of Dental Service at the 121st Evacuation Hospital in Korea. The 121st Evacuation Hospital functioned as the de facto tertiary hospital for U.S. troops and other U.N. forces. He was a member of the 38th Parallel Medical Society of Korea. Upon returning from Korea he completed a year of didactic study at the University of Pennsylvania. Here he became reacquainted with his future bride, Frances, who was also studying at the University. They married in 1960.
The majority of his career was spent in public service at Boston City Hospital, which later became Boston Medical Center. While at BCH, he was the Director of Dentistry and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from 1967-2000. He was a full Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Tufts. The later years of his directorship were at BMC, where he held the appointment of full Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Boston University. He was President of the Medical and Dental Staff at Boston City Hospital from 1981-1983.
After his retirement, he became Professor Emeritus of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Boston University. Dr. Maloney trained over two hundred oral and maxillofacial surgeons. He was a national and international lecturer. At the same time, he conducted and enjoyed research. His first, unwavering, most important educational message was that the patient always came first. His values and principles were understood and respected by his peers and residents but appreciated most of all by those patients whom he cared for. He was President of the Massachusetts Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (1972-1973). He was active in the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS). He was elected and served as the President of the AAOMS from 1985-1986. This association and his peers honored him many times.
In 1992 he received the Torch Award, which is the OMS Foundation’s highest award. This award recognized his major contribution to the specialty by co-establishing a five million dollar endowed research fund for the specialty of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. The staff at BMC as well as colleagues and residents honored him by establishing the endowed BMC BU Philip L. Maloney, D.M.D. Trauma Lecture Award. Dr. Maloney’s longtime, loyal assistant Helen Doyle led the campaign to raise $50,000 for the endowed lecture/award and this was matched by the OMS Foundation to endow the fund for $100,000.
Having been born less than a block from the Quincy Tennis Club, Dr. Maloney was a self -taught, accomplished tennis player. At the age of fifteen he won the National Boys Doubles Title with a partner he met at the event. He also won the Massachusetts State Boys Singles title when he was in high school. He was ranked #1 in doubles in the New England Lawn Tennis Association (NELTA) rankings throughout most of his life. In 1999, he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame Foundation’s New England Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I. At that time he had won over 130 NELTA tournaments. He was ranked #1 in New-England Father-Son doubles with his son, Philip, Jr., #1 in Father-Daughter doubles with his daughter, Tracy, and #3 with Stephen ten years later. He competed in National Father-Daughter Doubles until 2014. Dr. Maloney was a lifelong member of the Quincy Tennis Club.
Dr. Maloney was always a true gentleman, humble, kind and respectful to all. He was quietly generous to those he knew and did not know. He did not seek accolades but they sought him. He lived honestly and simply. He was not driven by material pursuits. He loved his profession, his family, and many friends. As he aged, he was increasingly troubled by reports in the news of conflict, war, and violence.
When the new OMS Clinic opened at Boston City Hospital, he dedicated the clinic to Martin Luther King, Jr. He deeply admired Dr. King for his messages and how he delivered them. He believed, whenever possible, of resolution of conflict with peaceful negotiation. He was accomplished personally and professionally but mostly he was a joy to converse with and to be in the presence of. His family, friends, and colleagues will profoundly miss him.
Beloved husband for fifty-seven years of Frances I. (Kozec) Maloney. Devoted, adored and extraordinary father of Frances A. MacFarlane and her husband Bruce, Tracy E. Maloney, D.M.D., M.S., Philip L. Maloney, Jr., Lynne C. Maloney, and Stephen P. Maloney, M.D. and his wife Amy, and loving Papa to several grandchildren. The youngest of seven siblings he is survived by his sister, Therese Maloney.