The Fiddler in the Dialysis Room | People Newspapers

Relatively few summer campers get serenaded by a fiddle-playing pediatric nephrologist.
Then again, most don’t have to interrupt their fun camp activities with a stint on the dialysis machine.
“I play the violin for several reasons,” Dr. Raymond Quigley said. “The kids enjoy many of the songs. I think it also helps the staff enjoy their time there. The dialysis nurses work hard to provide care for the kids. It also helps me to relax.”
Quigley has been coming to Camp Reynal since its beginning in 1992 – initially as one of several nephrologists who would rotate there every one to two days – and has served as camp medical director since 2006.
“The kids enjoy most anything that I play,” he said. “Some of the younger kids enjoy songs like ‘Old MacDonald’ because they can sing along. In the afternoon, I often play some quiet type of songs, and the older kids will usually take a long nap.”
ast year, KidneyTexas Inc. honored Quigley with the Everson Walls Legacy Award, which was named after the retired Dallas Cowboy who gave a kidney to teammate Ron Springs.