Bertram died Dec. 9, 2014.
He entered Princeton in June 1943 as a member of the Navy V-12 unit and graduated with a degree in biology. After Princeton, Bertram went on to attend Boston University Medical School.
After earning a medical degree in 1949, he joined the Navy as a lieutenant for the Battalion Surgeon 5th Cavalry Regiment and served in the Korean War. Bertram was wounded in action and received the Purple Heart.
After discharge from the Navy, he completed residency training in internal medicine at Philadelphia General Hospital. Upon completion of his residency, he was appointed chief of endocrinology at Temple University Medical School, a position he held for more than 30 years. During his medical career, Bertram also served a term as president of the Philadelphia Medical Society and a term as president of the Temple University Medical Faculty Senate. He was a revered teacher, a sought-after clinician, and a pioneering researcher in hypertension and thyroid disease. In 2010, he retired as professor emeritus of medicine.
Bertram was preceded in death by his loving wife of 57 years, Beverly, and is survived by three sons and 10 grandchildren.