Richard Weil (October 15, 1876 – November 17, 1917) was an American physician and cancer researcher.
[1][2] After completing his residency at the German Hospital in Manhattan, he went to Europe to pursue postgraduate research at Vienna and Strasbourg.
He joined the staff of Cornell University Medical College in 1905, receiving a faculty appointment in 1911, and becoming the chair of the Department of Experimental Medicine in 1916.
After training at Fort Benjamin Harrison, he was detailed as the chief of medical staff at Camp Wheeler.
He held this position only a short time, as he contracted pneumonia and died on November 17, 1917.