Dr. Injoo James Park, 87, passed away peacefully on January 22, 2019, in Houston, Texas. He was born in December 1931, in Miryang-si, South Korea. He came of age as the Korean War broke out, and he enlisted in the South Korean army. Rising to the level of Sergeant, he served as a medic with the infantry and as a translator for US officers. Following the war, Injoo Park entered Seoul National University and graduated with an MD from the College of Medicine. He continued his medical and surgical training in the United States. He completed residency and fellowship training in obstetrics and gynecology at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH, and at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. It was in Baltimore that he met his future wife, Ock Ryang Pai, who was training at the Peabody Institute to become a concert pianist. They married in 1966 in Baltimore. In the late 1960s, Dr. Park began a research fellowship and transitioned to a faculty position at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Medicine. In the 1970s and 80s, he conducted pioneering work in in vitro fertilization, reproductive endocrinology, amniocentesis, chromosomal abnormalities, and laparoscopic gynecologic surgeries. Working with Drs. Howard and Georgeanna Jones, he played an important role in initial development of these techniques in the US and then bringing these techniques to South Korea and East Asia more broadly. Subsequently, he accepted a position as an ObGyn surgeon at Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore, MD, and held appointments at several nearby hospitals until his retirement in 2011. Dr. Park was a dedicated father and husband who took pride in his children and found joy in sharing time with his grandchildren. After he retired, he loved to study Mandarin and Japanese. Dr. Park is survived by his wife Ock Ryang Park, his son Lawrence Park, his daughter Julie Park and her husband, son, and daughter, Albert, Adam, and Madeleine Colman. He is predeceased by his daughter, Sonya Park. Funeral services will be held in Baltimore, MD, on February 16th at Woodbrook Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Shepherd’s Clinic (http://shepherdsclinic.org/), a volunteer-driven clinic that provides health care to the uninsured in Baltimore, MD.