John N. Schullinger ’51

John graduated from the Hotchkiss School.

At Princeton, he majored in geology, was a member of the Key and Seal Club, and rowed on the crew team. His roommates were David Chang, Lawrence Davis, and Perkins Wilson.

After Princeton, he earned a medical degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University. After serving in the Navy as a medical officer on ships in the Arctic Ocean, he taught and practiced surgery at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. With a focus on the surgical issues of infants and children, especially those with cancer, he joined Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital.

Upon retiring, John split his time between New York City and Woodstock, Vt. He pursued studies in astronomy and geology and continued to provide surgical care to children during his annual trips to Chinese orphanages. He was a founding member of The Children of China Pediatrics Foundation.

John died Nov. 13, 2023, in Dartmouth, N.H., of natural causes. He is survived by his daughter, Sallie Schullinger-Krause.