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Clifford James Goodman, Jr., MD, FACOG was born to Clifford James Goodman, MD, and Leoma Earlene Ellsworth on April 11, 1943, in Washington, D.C., where his father was studying medicine. Cliff's father started a family practice in Chandler, Arizona in 1951, and the Goodmans became pillars of the community. At forty years of age the family held a Life Begins at Forty Party for Cliff Senior and he passed away that year, leaving Cliff Junior, at eighteen, the eldest of eight children.
Cliff's grandparents set the example for his father of being involved in medicine. His grandmother, Clara
Platt, and grandfather, George Nicholas Goodman, were both trained pharmacists. His grandfather served as the Mayor of Mesa five times during the 1930's, 1940's, and 1950's.
Cliff skipped the eleventh grade and graduated from Chandler High School as salutatorian in 1960. On an academic scholarship he attended The University of Chicago. Later he attended both The University of Arizona and Arizona State University in order to be closer to home due to the passing of his father.
Pausing higher education for two and a half years to serve a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Germany during 1963 - 1965 he gained fluency in German that he maintained throughout his life. He met his beautiful wife Herta Ingeborg Nadina Hofstatter in Hamburg, Germany, and they were married in August 1966.
Following his namesake to George Washington University School of Medicine, he graduated with his Doctor of Medicine in 1971. During his final year, he earned the Kane-King Obstetrical Society Award as the outstanding senior student in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Staying in D.C., he completed his specialty training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at George Washington University Hospital in the spring of 1974.
Dr. Goodman served in the United States Navy as a medical officer for 2 years stationed at the Marine Corps Base at Twenty-Nine Palms, California. With every leave, to pay the bills for his growing family, he covered a practice in Mesa from June 1974 to June 1976. During those years he spent much of his time at Chandler Regional Hospital, where his father had been the first Chief of Staff when it opened in 1961. With Nadina by his side, they opened a practice on June 23, 1976. Today the practice they created, MomDoc, serves the Phoenix metropolitan area and the Arizona White Mountains.
Throughout his career, Dr. Goodman has held many leadership roles at what is now named Chandler Regional Medical Center, including serving as one of two OB/GYNs that have been Chief of Staff and as the only Chief of Staff that has served two terms. He was personally recruited by Eddie Basha to modernize the labor and delivery department, and during one of his terms as Chief of Staff the hospital relocated from McQueen and Chandler Boulevard to where it stands today. Much was done before, and much was lost when, he retired from the practice of medicine in 2016. Dr. Goodman never stopped being a doctor since with him it was not a job, it was not a career, it was a definition.
Early evening May 29, 2022 Clifford J. Goodman, Jr., MD, FACOG passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving wife, six children, and many other loved ones in Show Low, Arizona. He is mourned by many, including wife Nadina, children Clifford (the third), Peter, Nick, Matthias, Dana, Michael, their respective spouses, his eighteen grandchildren, and his living siblings of Pam, Susan, and Traci. He leaves a legacy of selfless service. We honor him and cherish our association.
Viewing: Friday, June 3, 2022 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Goodman Home
602 N Bullmoose Dr
Chandler, AZ 85224
ALL INVITED
Funeral: Saturday, June 4, 2022 9:00am
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
1950 W Galveston St
Chandler, AZ 85224
ALL INVITED
Celebration of Life Luncheon: Saturday, June 4, 2022 1:00pm-3:00pm
Republic National Distributing Company
402 S 54th Pl
Phoenix, AZ 85034
ALL INVITED
Kelly Hosner, CNM
Kelly has been a CNM since 2018, prior to that she has over 30 plus years’ experience as an RN in multiple areas of Women’s and Children’s health. Primarily in Labor and Delivery, assisting hundreds of mother’s bringing life into the world. Kelly also served as a High Risk- Perinatal Flight Nurse, where she transported sick moms and babies throughout the West to higher levels of care. She has worked with sick babies in the Neonatal ICU and adults in the Adult ICU.
Kelly believes her passion to serve Women and Children has been a lifetime Calling since she was a child. She grew up in a small suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota, next to a small Community Hospital. Around 9 years old, at least twice a month, Kelly and her best friend would sneak into the lobby of that hospital. (Children were not allowed in hospitals back then). When no one was watching, they would ride up the elevator, quickly go past the nurses with white hats, and then would stand on the ledge to admire all the beautiful babies lined up in a row.
(She is sure the nurses eventually caught on, and were kind enough to let her continue).
Kelly moved to Arizona in 1983, received her Associate Degree in Nursing from Scottsdale Community College, Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from Grand Canyon University, her Master’s Degree in Midwifery and Family Nursing, from Frontier Nursing University, and is in the process of finishing her Doctoral Degree from Frontier University as well. She has been married to her husband Kevin for 28 years and has four children. She has two daughters that are RN’s, a son that flies in the United States Air Force, and her youngest son finishing college.
Kelly wants her patient’s to know that it is her privilege to provide care to women throughout their lifetime. From walking beside them during Childbirth/Postpartum, to Gynecological issues of all ages. She also wants to emphasize that she listens, and has always persevered to provide excellent care to her patients.
