 Hurwitz was also instrumental in breaking down town/gown barriers in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a noted ability to work in both the academic and the community/private practice environments.Mount Auburn Hospital’s auditorium was named in honor of Hurwitz in 1984 as was an annual lecture series.As a pioneering researcher in the field of diabetes mellitus, Hurwitz improved the management of pregnancy among diabetics, enabling a far higher number of pregnant diabetics to carry their pregnancy to full term.