The son of a Polish-born Jewish farmer, Dr. Archie Sidney Golden grew up to play a major role in the lives and health care of countless children and others over the course of his lifetime.
A North Baltimore resident and former chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Dr. Golden died on Aug. 16. He was 91.
A native of Danbury, Connecticut, who grew up in nearby New Milford, Dr. Golden was the son of Isadore L. Golden, one of the first organic farmers in New England, and Evelyn E. Golden, a lay leader at the family’s synagogue for more than half a century.
Dr. Golden graduated from the University of Connecticut, the University of Vermont College of Medicine, and the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health.
He received his training in pediatrics at Lennox Hill and Bellevue hospitals in New York City.
In addition, he served as a captain in the U.S. Army from 1959 to 1961, spending a year in South Korea caring for orphaned children.
For four years, Dr. Golden worked for the global health and humanitarian aid organization Project Hope as a professor of pediatrics at the University of Trujillo in Peru. He also worked at Cartagena University Hospital in Colombia for three years. In both South American countries, he trained a variety of community health workers and treated patients.
In 2010, Alan Garcia, the president of Peru, presented Dr. Golden with a special award for “Distinguished Service to the People of Peru.”
From 1969 to 1970, Dr. Golden served as director of the health programs at Ganado, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation reservation.
Over the course of his professional career, Dr. Golden became an associate professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, an associate professor in the Department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and chairman of the pediatrics department at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He was the founder of Health Associates Program, one of the first physician assistant and physician associate programs in the United States.
He was also considered a pioneer in developing programs simulating doctor-patient interactions to train medical students and residents. Today, this technique is used in medical schools around the world.
In addition, Dr. Golden wrote and edited a pair of books, “An Inventory for Primary Care Practice” (Ballinger) and “The Art of Teaching Primary Care” (Springer). He also published more than 100 articles and chapters in medical journals.
In his spare time, Dr. Golden was an avid gardener and a fan of the Orioles and the UConn Huskies basketball team. He played senior softball and was inducted into the Anne Arundel County Senior Softball Association Hall of Fame.
Dr. Golden is survived by his partner, Penny Cordish; his daughters, Jenifer, Judith and Justine Golden; two grandchildren, Aaron and Ben Shelsby; son-in-law, Kim Shelsby; sisters, Alice Gaines and Bernice Golden Schwab; as well as his extended family, including the Cordish children and many friends. He is predeceased by his spouse, Sylvia Golden, and his brother, Charles Golden.
A memorial service will be held on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, at 1 p.m. at the Sol Levinson & Bros. funeral home, 8900 Reisterstown Rd. The family will receive guests from 4 to 7 p.m. at the home of Dr. Golden and Penny Cordish following the funeral service.
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