Dr. Edward Shingo Ogata

Dr. Edward Shingo Ogata left this world a better place than when he found it on February 24, 2017. Adored by his mother, Kaoru Ogata, wife Kathleen Field Orr, daughters Alexa McIntire, Beth and Maisie Ogata, step children Elizabeth Santiago and James Orr, sons-in-law Timothy McIntire and Mauricio Santiago and his adorable grandchildren, Patrick and Peter McIntire and William and Emma Santiago. Ed spent his life serving others; first at Prentice Women's Hospital and Children's Memorial Hospital as the Head of Neonatology. He became the Chief Medical Officer of Children's Memorial Hospital (now The Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago) in 1998 to 2012 and played a large role in the move to their new building in Streeterville. He then traveled across the globe to Doha, Qatar and served as the first Chief Medical Officer for Sidra Medical and Research Center and led the building of a pediatric and women's hospital, not only for Qatar, but the broader Arabian Gulf region. Ed's most recent position was Professor and Director of Outreach and Network Development at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Ogata worked to cement pediatric relationships with Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers and Edward-Elmhurst Health, helping UChicago Medicine increase its subspecialty care for infants and children in the west and southwest suburbs. Ogata had a background in clinical research, with an interest in perinatal biology and issues that affected fetal health, including diabetes during pregnancy. In addition to his medical education and training, he held a master's degree in business administration and was a certified professional health risk manager. He was known to take a scholarly approach to his operational and management responsibilities. Ogata earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard University in 1967 and completed postsecondary programs at both the Northwestern University Medical School (now Feinberg School of Medicine) and J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management. He completed an internship and residency at the University of California-San Francisco Medical Center. He also served as a major in the U.S. Army Medical Corps from 1975 until 1977. Funeral services will be private. However, a public memorial service will be held 11a.m., April 1, 2017, at the Rockefeller Memorial Chapel at University of Chicago, 5850 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637. Donations in Ogata's memory may be made to The Academy for Urban School Leadership (AUSL), 3400 North Austin Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60634; The Night Ministry, 4711 North Ravenswood Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60640; and The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, 377 Artists Walk, Park Forest, Illinois 60466. For info or sign the guestbook, heartlandmemorial.com or 708-444-2266.

Dr. Edward Shingo Ogata

April 25, 1945 - February 24, 2017