Dr. Richard Feldstein, 80, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at his home in Bethesda, Maryland on November 9, 2025. Richard was born on July 6, 1945 in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Wayne State University in 1967 and Wayne State Medical School in 1971.

Richard was one of the most respected psychiatrists in the Detroit suburbs, where he specialized in treating adult patients with closed head traumatic brain injuries. For over 50 years he helped many hundreds of patients and their families in outpatient hospitals and in his private practice. Richard also became a highly sought-after medical expert witness for legal trauma cases.

Richard is survived by his fiercely devoted wife of 42 years, Theresa; his loving sister, Esther Cohen Wexler; his adoring children, Rachel (Gary) Axelrod, David (Nidia) Feldstein, and Emily Edery; his grandchildren, A.J., Nate, Jake, Audrey, and Robert; step grandchildren, Mikael and Samantha; and many sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rose and David Feldstein, his mother and father-in-law, Leona and Joseph Pavelek, and his brothers-in-law, Ronnie Cohen, Morry Wexler, and Ron Pavelek.

He will be greatly missed by the countless lives he touched.

Funeral services and interment will be held on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 11:00 am at the Garden of Remembrance Memorial Park (14321 Comus Road, Clarksburg, MD 20871). The family will sit shiva following interment until 8:00 pm at the residence of Emily Edery (6302 Orchid Dr. Bethesda, MD 20817).

A formal Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 12:00 pm at Temple Israel with luncheon immediately to follow (Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Rd. West Bloomfield Township, MI 48323). The family will sit shiva at Temple Israel that day from 4:00-8:00 pm. The service will be live streamed for those who cannot attend.

Memorial contributions may be made to  Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center  and the American Jewish Historical Society. .