Dr Nicholas P. Foris

Dr. Nicholas P. Foris, MD,FACS, 85 of Frederick, MD died Tuesday, January 4, 2011. Dr. Foris was born December 15, 1925 in Athens Greece. After completing medical school at the University of Athens and serving in the NATO army as a physician after World War II, Dr. Foris came to the United States in 1953 through the prestigious Marshall Plan Scholarship program for physicians. From 1953 to 1962 Dr. Foris completed his cardiovascular surgical training and post graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania, Jefferson Medical Hospital Center in Philadelphia and the Medical College of Virginia. In 1964 Dr. Foris began his lifes work in the Frederick community through years of service at the Washington Hospital Center in Hagerstown and Frederick Memorial Hospital. As the founding member of the Foris Surgical Group in Frederick, Dr. Foris touched many lives in the Frederick community as a caring physician, chief of surgery and a thoracic cardiovascular surgeon. In addition to numerous other professional organizations, civic clubs and charities, Dr. Foris was a member of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, the Order of the FMH Good Samaritan, the Elks Lodge of Frederick, the Cotillion Club of Frederick and many others. In addition to his loving wife Barbara P. Foris, whom he married on September 7, 1968, Dr. Foris is survived by 3 loving children, a large extended family and many friends in the United States and Greece. Surviving with his wife Barbara is son Nico Foris and his wife Heather Foris of Sterling VA; daughter Paula Foris Ruziska and husband Andy Ruziska of Frederick, MD and daughter Michelle Foris Marsh and Rob Marsh of Dania Beach Florida. Dr. Foris also has four granddaughters Barbara Ruziska, Rose Ruziska, Alexis Foris and Kendall Foris and has two additional grandchildren due this spring. Dr. Foris is also survived by two sisters in Greece and many nieces and nephews in the United States and Greece. The family will receive friends from 2 to 8 PM Friday, January 7th, 2011 at Keeney & Basford Funeral Home, 106 East Church Street in Frederick, MD 21701. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St John Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, 118 E Second St, Frederick on Saturday January 8, 2011 at 12:30PM with a burial to follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Frederick, MD.