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The following list of recently deceased osteopathic physicians includes links to obituaries and online memorials if they’re available. Readers can notify the AOA of their deceased colleagues by sending an email to [email protected]. You may also view a list of past In Memoriam columns.
Born in Nigeria and raised in both Canada and Connecticut, Olutayo Sogunro, DO, MS, is a breast surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center. Dr. Sogunro’s clinical focus is breast surgical oncology. She says the whole-person care model is vitally important for patients with breast cancer. She is also interested … Read More
Access to evidence-based preventive services is central to delivering whole-person care and supporting long-term patient wellbeing. Representing more than 207,000 osteopathic physicians (DOs) and medical students in the U.S., we are deeply concerned by the abrupt dismissal of the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Vice Chairs and political interference in the USPSTF process. … Read More
If you haven’t tuned up your car in years, you likely wouldn’t hop in the driver’s seat to take it on an unplanned trip across the country.
Before she was “Paging Dr. Fran” to over a million followers online, she was a medical student at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) discovering the profound impact of a comforting osteopathic touch. Now a full-time OB-GYN and mom of three, Franziska Haydanek, DO, is on a mission to cut through the digital noise … Read More
A 17-year-old female presented to the dermatologist in May 2024 to evaluate brown lesions on her upper and lower lips with associated darkening of her complexion without sun exposure. She reported worsening fatigue but denied altered mental status, nausea, weight loss, polyuria, polydipsia, dizziness, or orthostatic hypotension.
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