10 Responses

1. He was a very special person and a excellent doctor. I saw a doctor once and he could not get to the bottom of things. I spoke to Dr. Seltzer on the phone and he was able to tell me the exact problem. He should be a Mailitz Yoisher.

2. Some more info please

3. my brother was just in his office for a checkup was he sick

4. Boruch Dayan Ho’Emes.
   An era gone by. He was one of those old time doctors that could give you a squeeze here and a kvetch over there and tell you exactly what your problem was and how to go about getting better.

5. Dr. Selztzer helped the community with so much love.
   Lezecher Neshomo, is there a better way to show Hakoros Letov to this Heliga Neshomo and to comfort his Rebbetzin.

6. He was very sick and a very special man. He was from LAkewoods oldest residents.

7. He was 78 years old and had suffered a heart attack last week. Boruch Dayan Haemes

8. He was a great person. He helped so many people. He was a doctor who really cared and was an excelent diagnostician. He was a real expert. He will be sorely missed.
   It seems like he was sick for a while.

9. He was considered by many big shot docs in NY a top notch diagnostician, which above all was an amazingly supportive person whatever the illness may have been. Last year I accompanied a Yungerman to his office where he had to notify him of a brain tumor he found, I promise you’ll have many many more years to live such chizuk was his true practice.
   May he be A true mailetz yoisher for his special wife and all of his supportive patients.
   Mi Yiten Lanu Temurusso!!

10. Finally, a well written obituary for Dr. Seltzer.I hope this is the proper place to post this. If not, I hope a moderator will place it properly. Many friends and patients of Dr. Seltzer have been inquiring with the family about a proper obituary. Thank you in advance to the moderator.

    http://www.ocobserver.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071106/OBITUARIES/711060314/1017

    Sol Seltzer, 78; longtime physician
    Posted by the Ocean County Observer on 11/6/07
    LAKEWOOD — Dr. Sol Seltzer, founding partner of the Cedar Bridge Medical Group and longtime resident of Brick and later Lakewood, passed away Friday, Sept. 14, at age 78, after a long battle with heart disease.

    He came to the area with his young family in 1960. He was blessed with a true love for his work as a physician and was beloved by his patients, who appreciated his willingness to listen, his genuine concern for each person’s well-being, as well as for his reknown diagnostic abilities.

    Dr. Seltzer received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Temple University. He excelled as a student despite the fact that difficult family finances necessitated his working multiple jobs while managing a full-time academic schedule.

    A gifted flutist, he also pursued his interest in music, playing with many chamber groups in the Philadelphia area, as well as the University orchestra and band. After settling in Brick, he joined the Garden State Philharmonic and greatly enjoyed practicing and playing concerts with his fellow members as well as mentoring young musicians.

    Dr. Seltzer served as a captain in the U.S. Army after completing his internship at Albert Einstein Medical Center, Southern Division, Philadelphia.

    He was particularly close to his brother, Dr. Marvin Seltzer, a dentist, and his wife Rose and their family. In 1964 the two brothers built the Cedar Bridge Medical Building in Brick where each established his own practice. They continued to practice in the same building until a few months before Sol’s passing.

    In 1985, the Seltzers moved from Brick to Lakewood, where they quickly became active members of their new community. Dr. Seltzer was a regular at synagogue services at Chevra Lomdei Torah, where he also engaged in religious studies and informally dispensed medical advice. Even as his health deteriorated, Dr. Seltzer continued to attend services and studies, conveyed in a wheelchair by friends.

    A physician until the end, he continued to be available for medical consultations virtually around the clock, as well for advice on personal and business matters. He often expressed the fear that he would become too disabled to continue to practice medicine or would be unable to help and interact with others. Despite his own physical discomfort, Dr. Seltzer opened a new practice in Lakewood at age 78, and worked constantly up to the time of his final illness.

    Dr. Seltzer is remembered for his warmth and humor, as well as for the constant generosity he and Mrs. Seltzer have embodied. He gave freely to others of his time and money and, among other things, founded and endowed the Chava Seltzer Memorial Fund — a free loan society.

    He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Mildred; their four children, Michelle Seltzer Margules and her husband, David, of Wilmington, Del., Sharon Seltzer Ross of West Windsor, Michael of Lakewood, and Larry and his wife, Danna, of Maplewood; and nine grandchildren. He is also survived by his younger brother, Dr. Marvin Seltzer. His older brother, Dr. Jacob Seltzer, passed away in 1985.

    His funeral was attended by over 800 mourners, including many of the religious leaders of the Lakewood community. Those present were only a fraction of those he touched during the course of his life.

    The family is anxious to hear from Dr. Seltzer’s patients and friends. Anyone who has a story to share is encouraged to send it to Michelle Seltzer Margules, c/o Bouchard Margules & Friedlander, 222 Delaware Ave., Suite 1400, Wilmington, DE 19801. Donations in memory of Dr. Seltzer can be sent to The Jewish National Fund, 2 Reservoir Circle, Suite 203, Baltimore, MD 21208, or by phone at (410) 486-3317; or the USO at USO World Headquarters, Department WS, P.O. Box 96860, Washington, D.C. 20090-6860, or by phone at (800) 876-7469.