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  1. Like Charles Darwin was to the theory of evolution, Mel Spira was to plastic surgery. Dr. Mel Spira was not only a clinical superstar, educator, and leader, he was just a remarkable person. His death at age 95 is a huge loss to our specialty. His combination of clinical knowledge, wisdom, emotional intelligence, and personality was simply unique.

  2. Apr 15, 2015 · Joel Solon Spira was born on March 1, 1927, in Brooklyn, where he graduated from Erasmus Hall High School. His mother, the former Edna Shenker, was a fashion model. His father, Elias Spira, was an ...

  3. Apr 9, 2015 · Updated 6:35 PM PDT, April 8, 2015. COOPERSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Joel Spira, who brought the light dimmer switch to households across the nation and transformed his Lutron Electronics Company into a leading manufacturer of lighting controls, died of natural causes on Wednesday. He was 88.

  4. Oct 11, 2020 · SPIRA-- Melvin, MD, DDS. Dr. Melvin Spira passed away on October 8, 2020 in Carlsbad, CA. He was born in Chicago, IL on July 3, 1925. After college, he graduated from Northwestern University Dental Sc

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  5. Oct 8, 2020 · Remembering Melvin Spira, MD, DDS, 1925-2020. A giant in plastic surgery, Melvin Spira, MD, DDS, passed away Oct. 8 in California at age 95. ASPS immediate-past President Alan Matarasso, MD, says Dr. Spira was what he admonished all his trainees and faculty to be: a lifetime contributor to the specialty. "He was a busy clinical surgeon, he held ...

  6. Joel Solon Spira (March 1, 1927 – April 8, 2015) was an American inventor, entrepreneur, and business magnate. He invented a version of the light- dimmer switch for use in homes around the United States and led his Lutron Electronics Company into the production of lighting controllers.

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    1925-2020. Dr. Melvin Spira passed away on October 8, 2020 in Carlsbad, CA. He was born in Chicago, IL on July 3, 1925. After college, he graduated from Northwestern University Dental School in 1947 and served in the U.S. Navy Dental Corps. He soon realized that his true passion was medicine and returned to school, graduating from the Medical ...