Bruce J. Mabine, M.D.

Bruce J. Mabine, M.D. was a Philadelphia obstetrician and gynecologist who spent nearly five decades caring for women at Temple University Hospital and training the physicians who came after him. He died on October 5, 2026, at the age of 76, at his home in Philadelphia, surrounded by his family. News of his death was confirmed by his obituary notice through Terry Funeral Home in Philadelphia and reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer, which described him as a retired OB-GYN physician and an award-winning associate professor at Temple.

Mabine was born in Philadelphia on August 29, 1950, the eldest son of Mary and William Mabine, and he grew up as what his family called a lifelong South Philadelphian. He attended Julia R. Masterman School and West Philadelphia High School before going on to Hampton University, graduating with the class of 1973. He returned to Philadelphia for medical school at Temple University School of Medicine, graduating in 1977, and he completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Temple University Hospital, where he would go on to spend the rest of his medical career.

Over a 49 year career, Mabine built a reputation as a trusted and attentive physician, providing prenatal care, deliveries, and gynecological treatment to generations of patients at Temple University Hospital and its Episcopal and Jeanes campuses. He also became an associate professor and director of community services for Temple's Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, a role in which he helped train the residents, medical students, and physician assistants who passed through the program. His dedication to teaching was formally recognized when he retired, with a Lifetime Teaching Award honoring what his obituary called his extraordinary contributions as an educator and mentor.

Beyond the hospital, Mabine remained deeply connected to Hampton University throughout his life. He was active in his fraternity there and helped lead a scholarship campaign that raised nearly a million dollars to support Hampton students, a cause the family asked mourners to continue supporting in his memory in place of flowers.

Mabine is survived by his wife, Dr. Lynda Thoma-Mabine, his children Kenneth Bruce Mabine and Joanna Camille Mabine, his bonus children Glenn Buckner, Alysha Green, and Bryan Thomas, extended family, and many friends and former colleagues. His funeral service is scheduled to be held on October 10, 2026, at Salem Baptist Church of Abington in Abington, Pennsylvania, with a viewing beforehand the same morning. No cause of death has been made public.