Birth date: Jan 18, 1936 Death date: Feb 10, 2023
Dr. Michael Robert Nihill. On Friday February 10 at 4.30 a.m., at the age of 87, Michael passed away peacefully. He is survived by his wife, Ilsa Nihill, they were married for 57 years; his daughter, Amanda; his sister and brothe Read Obituary
Q: How did you meet Dr. Michael?
A: He was my cardiologist from birth in 1977.
Wow, sitting here thinking about Dr. Nihill, so thought I would get online only to learn that he is amongst the angels now. I worked for him at TX Children’s in the late 90s. I enjoyed working for him. He was kind, funny and well-respected. My deepest condolences to his family.
As the óther Australians''in Houston in 1972-3 we remember Mike as a friend and great doctor.
We have so many happy memories of Mike's humour and personality during our time there. Our sympathy to Ilsa and family. love Gregg and Jenny O''Neill, Sydney.
I had the privilege to work with Mike in the Cath Lab in Riyadh Saudi Arabia as a Nurse assisting him in procedures. He did several locums with us as did Tom Vargo, Chuck Mullins and others from Texas Children’s Hospital.
As a fellow Aussie he was always keen for a barbi and a Violet Crumble Bar ( Australian honeycomb chocolate that he missed. )
His skill with a catheter, sense of humour and patience was always appreciated. We were very lucky to have him with us in the Cath lab !
Condolences to his family and friends.
See you in the big Cath Lab and I’ll bring the Vitamin K.
Jill Thomas
Dr. Nihill will always have a special place in my heart as a kind man. I worked at Texas Children’s Hospital with him and many others who are now aging and/or passed away since I left nearly 29 years ago.
I will cherish his kindness and smile and his chuckle. He was one of a kind and a hard worker who I admired.
My deepest condolences and heartfelt sympathy to his entire family. I know that we can be together forever and am grateful for a loving Savior, His Atonement and his mercy and grace. It does matter what we do and how we treat each other in this life. I’m so grateful to know these things. May you find peace and comfort in knowing his deep love for you all.
DEAR Michael, so sad to hear of your death, only yesterday I heard of your sister Dr Caroline also dying. You were a wonderful medical family. Your dad a country doctor must have been the template for you both. I have wonderful memories of you and all the parties we had when you were at Sydney Uni and I was a nurse at Childrens hospital. Those days will stay with me forever. As a student it was a inevitable you ended up being paediatrician.Thank you for being a sensational doctor and all those years ago a wonderful friend to me. I am sure God has put you way up in heaven with all the best of the best. You had a life of giving and were loved by all. I will miss just knowing you were alive, My heart goes out to your family. God bless them. Barbi Wurth
Janee Hebert lit a candleWhat an unexpected notification to stumble on regarding Dr. Nihill, who was my former boss. Sending my deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to his family.
Such a wonderful wonderful man and doctor. My daughter started seeing him at the age of 5,and she is 26 now. He is one of the reasons that she is at UT McGovern heading to her dream of being a pediatric cardiologist.. peace to the family
Mason Stevens lit a candleI only knew Dr. Nihill in the context of being a phenomenal physician. As one of his patients from infancy to 18-years-old, I can truly say that he not only changed, but saved my life. He made each and every patient and their families feel so truly listened to and cared for. Among all his other academic and scientific achievements, the one most important to me was the extra time he took to explain all the complex things to me so I could understand even from a young age. Now, as a fourth year medical student at McGovern, I sit and write my personal statement as I get ready to apply to pediatric residency (with the aspiration to become a pediatric cardiologist), and he plasters my entire statement because of what an amazing physician he was. I am so grateful for the care he provided me, and my condolences extend out so sincerely to his family and friends. I just wanted to share that his memory will always be carried on with me and into my practice as I progress into residency and fellowship as I'm sure it will many of his other patients as well. My parents and I are so grateful for everything he did for us, and our love and support go out to those who love and supported him.
The most generous man, and a great teacher of fellows
I can remember him now, stating, as he rushed into the Cath Lab with the Fellow Cathing “and the wedge pressure is “
Made that kind, docile, soul, rest in peace
