Government & Military
Rear Admiral Clinton E. Adams, DO, MC, USN—Achieved rank of Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. Upon retirement, he joined Western University of Health Sciences as the Dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific.
Sue M. Bailey, DO—Past administrator for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Earlier, Dr. Bailey served as assistant secretary of defense for health affairs in the Department of Defense (DoD). In this role, she served as principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense for all DoD health policies, programs and activities.
Vincent A. Berkley, DO—Chief Medical Officer of the Phoenix Area Office for the Indian Health Service (IHS). In 2006, Dr. Berkley was promoted to the Rear Admiral (RADM) rank in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, placing him as the highest ranking DO in the Corps.
Lt. Gen. Ronald R. Blanck, DO, MC, USA (Ret.)—Former Surgeon General of the U.S. Army and Commanding General of Medical Command. While serving as Surgeon General, Dr. Blanck was the highest ranking DO in the commissioned services. A three-star general, he is the first osteopathic physician to serve as Surgeon General in any of the U.S. commissioned services. Prior to serving as Surgeon General of the U.S. Army, Dr. Blanck was the commander of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Dr. Blanck also served as the Chief of Health Policy during the first Gulf War. He served as the president of University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth from 2000-2006.
Bradley S. Feuer, DO, JD—Appointed as Chief Surgeon to the Florida Highway Patrol and promoted to rank of auxiliary lieutenant colonel on May 23, 2006. Dr. Feuer was appointed as the first troop surgeon in the State of Florida Highway Patrol in 2003.
Stephen C. Gleason, DO (Deceased)—In April 2003, the late Dr. Gleason was appointed Chief of Staff for Iowa’s Governor. Former Director of the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH), Dr. Gleason worked to uphold the IDPH mission to protect the health of Iowa’s residents.
Murray M. Goldstein, DO—Former member of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine’s (NCCAM) National Advisory Council on Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
John T. Hinton, DO—Member of the national Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee (MCAC). Dr. Hinton was appointed to the committee in 2002. MCAC is charged by the federal government with deciding which medical services and items will be covered for Medicare beneficiaries. Dr. Hinton also serves as vice president of clinical information management for Catholic Healthcare Partners, the 5th largest non-profit health system in the United States.
Richard Jadick, DO, MC, USN—Dr. Jadick was awarded the Bronze Star with a Combat "V" for Valor, the first Navy doctor awarded this combination during the current conflict in Iraq. While volunteering for the 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, his unit engaged in battle with insurgents in Fallujah. Dr. Jadick set up a make-shift emergency room in the middle of the battlefield in order to treat soldiers’ injuries quickly in order to boost their chances of survival. Dr. Jadick's experiences were featured in Newsweek and in his book On Call in Hell.2
Rear Admiral Richard R. Jeffries, DO MC USN--Chief Medical Officer of the Marine Corps.
Rear Adm. Joyce M. Johnson, DO, USPHS (Ret.)—A former U.S. Coast Guard chief medical officer and director of health and safety. Dr. Johnson retired in November 2003 as rear admiral, upper half in the U.S. Public Health Service and the first female DO to reach flag rank in the U.S. commissioned services.
Col. Ronald A. Maul, DO, MC, USA—Commander and CEO of Womack Army Medical Center, a 258-bed, tertiary care center at Ft. Bragg, NC, providing health care support to the largest troop population in the U.S. Army and a total population of over 178,000 military beneficiaries. Dr. Maul is also the former command surgeon for U.S. Central Command, also known as CENTCOM, and former assistant surgeon general for force sustainment at the U.S. Army Medical Command at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas.
Robert S. Muscalus, DO—Former Physician General of Pennsylvania.
Ray E. Stowers, DO—The first DO to be appointed to the Physician Payment Review Commission (PPRC), a group charged with advising Congress on Medicare and other health care issues.
Edward Yob, DO—Personal physician to former President George H.W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush during Mr. Bush’s term as vice president.
Medical Research & Education
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David A. Baron, DO—Former deputy clinical director and director of education of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a branch of the National Institutes of Health, and chair of the department of psychiatry and neuroscience at the Foundation for the Advancement of Education in the Sciences at NIH. NIMH’s mission is to reduce the burden of mental illness and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain and behavior.
Gilbert D’Alonzo, DO—One of the nation’s leading pulmonologists, Dr. D’Alonzo is a professor of medicine at Temple University’s School of Medicine in Philadelphia. In addition, he is editor-in-chief of JAOA–The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.
Enrico Fazzini, DO -- a leading expert on Parkinson's disease and has published numerous research publications on the subject, and been involved in a number of clinical trails for new pharmaceutical treatments for Parkinson's. He attended University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in Des Moines, Iowa. He is board certified in neurology and psychiatry, by both the M.D. and osteopathic medical boards. He is currently a professor at the New York University School of Medicine and the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Enrico Fazzini completed his Neurology training at Boston University in 1987 and his fellowhip in Movement Disorders at Columbia Presbyterian in 1989. In addition to being a neurologist, Fazzini has a PhD in Neuropsychology from Boston University.
Eric Eggenberger, DO---Professor and Vice Chairman of Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology at Michigan State University. He is one of the leading scientists and well-respected in his field, and has published so many scientific papers.
Amy Foxx-Orenstein, DO-- Current president of the American College of Gastroenterology and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. Dr. Foxx-Orenstein is a fellow of the American College of Physicians as well as a fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology. She attended medical school at The University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Foxx-Orenstein is the author of numerous scholarly articles on gastroenterology.
Robert Hostoffer, DO-- an expert on primary immunodeficiencies especially in children. Hostoffer graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia in 1985. He finished residency at Doctor's Hospital in Columbus in 1989. He completed his fellowship training at the University of Alabama - Birmigham in 1991. Currently, he is a professor of pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University.
David Kaufman, DO---Professor and Chairperson and of Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology at Michigan State University. He is one of the leading scientists and educators in neuro-ophthalmology. He established the Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology for both colleges of osteopathic medicine and human medicine at Michigan State University. He has mentored so many DO graduates who want to pursue a residency in ophthalmology. He has provided leadership in organizing didactic curriculum for Consortium of Osteopathic Residencies in Ophthalmology.
Robin B. McFee, DO—A nationally recognized expert in toxicology, bioterrorism and public preparedness. She consults for medical, government and private organizations on a wide range of threat reduction issues.
Eric Eggenberger, DO---Professor and Vice Chairman of Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology at Michigan State University. He is one of the leading scientists and well-respected in his field, and has published so many scientific papers.
Amy Foxx-Orenstein, DO-- Current president of the American College of Gastroenterology and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. Dr. Foxx-Orenstein is a fellow of the American College of Physicians as well as a fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology. She attended medical school at The University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Foxx-Orenstein is the author of numerous scholarly articles on gastroenterology.
Robert Hostoffer, DO-- an expert on primary immunodeficiencies especially in children. Hostoffer graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia in 1985. He finished residency at Doctor's Hospital in Columbus in 1989. He completed his fellowship training at the University of Alabama - Birmigham in 1991. Currently, he is a professor of pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University.
David Kaufman, DO---Professor and Chairperson and of Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology at Michigan State University. He is one of the leading scientists and educators in neuro-ophthalmology. He established the Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology for both colleges of osteopathic medicine and human medicine at Michigan State University. He has mentored so many DO graduates who want to pursue a residency in ophthalmology. He has provided leadership in organizing didactic curriculum for Consortium of Osteopathic Residencies in Ophthalmology.
Robin B. McFee, DO—A nationally recognized expert in toxicology, bioterrorism and public preparedness. She consults for medical, government and private organizations on a wide range of threat reduction issues.
- Fazzini was consulted by Vatican physicians on the treatment of Pope John Paul II, who suffered from Parkinson's. He also confirmed the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease in actor Michael J Fox and was asked on national television to confirm the competency of then attorney general of the United States, Janet Reno.
Karen J. Nichols, DO—2010-11 president of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and first woman to be elected president of AOA. Dr. Nichols also serves as dean of the Midwestern University/Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in Downers Grove, IL.
James Polk, DO, MS, MMM--- He is the Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Chief of Space Medicine at NASA and probably best known for his testimonies to the Institute of Medicine and his work to help save the Chilean miners. He's a 1993 graduate of ATSU-KCOM, and has a Masters in Medical Management from Univ of Southern California.
W. Kenneth Riland, D.O. (1913-1989) was born 7 August 1912, in Camden, New Jersey. He became a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine whose patients included Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller. He was a co-founder of the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, a medical school on Long Island, New York. [1]
- Riland graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1936. He became a prominent figure within the field of osteopathic medicine. Riland's place in the profession was recognized by his invitation to deliver the Andrew Taylor Still Memorial Address, at the annual convention of the American Osteopathic Association, considered one of the highest honors within the field. Today, the W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture is a feature of meetings of the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and Preventive Medicine.Riland was known to be a Manhattan socialite. He kept a journal of his life's events, which is now at the Rockefeller Archive Center at Rockefeller University in New York City, NY.
- He died of complications from lymphoma on 13 March 1989 at New York Hospital. At the time he was 76 years old and lived in Manhattan.
- He researched the deformation of bone cells. His most notable work was about Osteoporosis. Rodan researched the connection between osteoblasts and osteoclasts and helped to analyse and describe the two. In the 1990s, Rodan, now director of the department for bone biology and osteoporosis at the Merck Research Laboratories, helped to created a compound to block osteoclast-mediated bone resorption. This compound became known as Alendronate or Fosamax. In further works he examined the role of steroid in bone metabolism and the communication between bones and hormones.
- From 1970 to 1985, Gideon Rodan taught at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine until he switched over to Merck. In 1987, Rodan became president of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. He was the editor of the book Principles of Bone Biology (1996).
- Gideon Rodan died of cancer on January 1, 2006 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
Barbara Ross-Lee, DO—The first African-American woman to serve as dean of a U.S. medical school. Dr. Ross-Lee is vice president for Health Sciences and Medical Affairs at the New York Institute of Technology. In addition, she serves as executive director of the National Osteopathic Institute for Health Policy and Leadership.
Terrie Taylor, DO, PhD--- an Michigan State University Distinguished Professor of internal medicine and an osteopathic physician, works in Malawi six months a year, leading anti-malaria effort. She has received $9.1 million from National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. You can read more http://www.do-online.org/TheDO/?p=32141
Joel Weisman, DO—Co-author of the first published report on AIDS, entitled "Pneumocystis Pneumonia," which appeared in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on June 4, 1981.
Ross Zafonte D.O. is an American physiatrist known for his work in traumatic brain injury. Zafonte is the chairperson of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. He held the position of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Vice President of rehabilitation services prior to his move to Harvard.
Athletics
Carlo J. DiMarco, DO—Team ophthalmologist for the National Basketball Association’s Philadelphia 76ers. The 2008-09 president of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), Dr. DiMarco is a professor and regional dean of clinical medicine at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) in Erie, Pa., and serves as the director of LECOM’s ophthalmology residency program.
Richard Emerson, DO—Former team surgery physician emeritus for the National Basketball Association’s Phoenix Suns.
John H. Finley, Jr., DO—Longest serving physician for the National Hockey League’s Detroit Red Wings.
Lawrence Lavine, DO—Personal physician to Olympic speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno. Dr. Lavine accompanied Ohno in Salt Lake City during the 2002 winter games and in Torino in 2006.
D. Matthew Maddox, DO—Team physician for the National Hockey League’s Phoenix Coyotes.
Craig Phelps, DO—Team physician for the National Basketball Association’s Phoenix Suns.
Robert L. Quarles, DO—Coordinator of medical services for World Wrestling Entertainment from 2000 through 2005. Dr. Quarles is also the author of Get Off Your Butt, America!: No-Nonsense Advice on How to Get Us Back to Being the Best We Can Be, a book tackling America’s obesity problem through suggestions on ways people can incorporate fitness into their daily routine.
Dr Ann Redgrave, Lady Redgrave MB BS, DO (born 8 February 1960), is the wife of British rower Sir Steve Redgrave CBE and is a qualified British doctor and osteopath.
- She qualified as a doctor from Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, London in 1984 and entered a career in orthopaedic surgery, with an interest in sports medicine. However, due to her own international rowing commitments, she then took a sabbatical in 1988 for the Seoul Olympic Games. During her sabbatical, she developed an interest in osteopathy and thus trained at the British School of Osteopathy following her year out, qualifying in 1990. She established The Redgrave Clinic in late 1990, which has since begun to offer a range of other treatments from physiotherapy to the Alexander Technique.
- Lady Redgrave rowed in the women's eight at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. She was Chief Medical Officer to GB Rowing between 1992 and 2001, but continues to act as a consultant to "advise GB Rowing on medical issues."
- She was awarded her first Honorary Degree from Loughborough University in 2001, and a second in 2004 from the University of Staffordshire. Upon her retirement as Chief Medical Officer of GB Rowing in 2001, she was awarded a medal of honour.
Paul S. Saenz, DO—Team physician for the National Basketball Association’s San Antonio Spurs and medical staff member for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
Michael J. Scott, DO— Appointed to the International Olympics Drug and Substance Abuse Committee in 2000.
Paul M. Steingard, DO—Team physician emeritus for the National Basketball Association’s Phoenix Suns.
Mitchel Storey, DO—Team physician for the Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball Team.
Raymond J. Tesner, DO—Team physician for the National Hockey League’s Columbus Blue Jackets.
Media
Jon W. Fong, DO—Served as a technical advisor for NBC’s nighttime drama “ER.” In this capacity, he orchestrated medical procedures on the show and trained the actors to realistically mimic medical procedures and discuss medical topics.
William Kirby, DO—Dr. Kirby is at the forefront of dermatology in the media. He is one of the featured physicians on E! Entertainment Television’s “Dr. 90210,” and he frequently makes appearances as a guest dermatologist on the daytime, syndicated medical talk show “The Doctors.” Besides his work in television, Dr. Kirby serves on the health advisory board for both Healthy Aging and Skin & Aging magazines.
Ivan M. Raimi, DO -an American screenwriter. He is a graduate of Michigan State University and received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree from Des Moines University in 1984.
- Ivan sometimes collaborates on projects with brothers Sam Raimi and Ted Raimi. Dr. Raimi's most well-known work is Army of Darkness, the sequel to the horror films The Evil Dead and Evil Dead II. He also co-wrote the comic book adaption of Army for Dark Horse Comics. His work in the entertainment industry has been sparse due to his primary career as a doctor.
- Prior to these successes, Dr. Raimi also contributed to several of the films that his brother Sam had made in his early career. Some of these were amateur efforts produced in suburban Michigan; some of them professional, theatrical efforts like Easy Wheels (though the script was heavily altered from the one the Raimis submitted). They also worked together on The Nutt House, which was, again, heavily altered—so much so that all those who worked on the script used pseudonyms. Dr. Raimi was credited as "Alan Smithee, Sr."
- Dr. Raimi also co-wrote Darkman, a collaboration with Sam which also featured Ted. He created the short-lived television series Spy Game and co-wrote the stories and screenplays for Spider-Man 3 and Drag Me to Hell, both projects directed by Sam Raimi and featuring Ted Raimi.
Lisa M. Valle, DO—Dr. Valle serves as on-camera medical expert for the Discovery series “I Didn’t Know I was Pregnant,” which airs on Discovery Health and TLC. She also made an appearance on the Discovery special “Twins by Surprise.”
Humanitarian Effort
William G. Anderson, DO—1994-95 president of the AOA and the first African-American to be elected AOA president. In addition, Dr. Anderson was a civil rights activist who worked closely with Martin Luther King, Jr., and was president of the Albany Movement.
Sister Anne Brooks, DO— Catholic nun whose work in impoverished rural Mississippi was covered nationally in People magazine, and on “Good Morning America” and “60 Minutes.” Dr. Brooks joined Ronald Reagan and Ryan White as a recipient of the first Norman Vincent Peale Positive Thinking Award.
Sidney Coupet, DO, MPH----founded Doctors United For Haiti to improve health care in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation. One day, he wants to open a hospital in Haiti. He was one of the first responders to come to rescue his parental country during the ordeal of the earthquake that devasted the whole Haiti. Read more http://www.do-online.org/TheDO/?p=3001
Rev Leo R. Frechette, DO---has committed his life to serving Haiti’s poorest children by establishing and running an orphanage, the country’s only free pediatric hospital and many outreach programs. Read more http://www.do-online.org/TheDO/?p=1606
Sidney Coupet, DO, MPH----founded Doctors United For Haiti to improve health care in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation. One day, he wants to open a hospital in Haiti. He was one of the first responders to come to rescue his parental country during the ordeal of the earthquake that devasted the whole Haiti. Read more http://www.do-online.org/TheDO/?p=3001
Rev Leo R. Frechette, DO---has committed his life to serving Haiti’s poorest children by establishing and running an orphanage, the country’s only free pediatric hospital and many outreach programs. Read more http://www.do-online.org/TheDO/?p=1606
1 Profiles adapted from, “Tips, Tactics, and Truths: A Guide to Making the Most of Your Osteopathic Education: Attachment One: Prominent DOs.” American Osteopathic Association. Downloaded September 29, 2010. URL: http://www.do-online.org/pdf/studentGuide_TTT.pdf
2 Profile adapted from, “Military Healers: The Legacy of Osteopathic Physicians in the Armed Forces.” American Osteopathic Association. Downloaded September 29, 2010. URL: http://www.osteopathic.org/index.cfm?PageID=mc_militarydos_today
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You might add Rear Admiral Richard R. Jeffries, DO MC USN Chief Medical Officer of the Marine Corps
ReplyDeleteUnder "James Polk", I would change that to J.D. Polk, DO, MS, MMM, FACOEP (see his linked in page). I did a rotation with Dr. Polk at NASA. He is the Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Chief of Space Medicine at NASA and probably best known for his testimonies to the Institute of Medicine and his work to help save the Chilean miners. He's a 1993 graduate of ATSU-KCOM, and has a Masters in Medical Management from Univ of Southern California. He's on numerous boards and committees in the federal government. He is always the capstone of the medical student rotation at NASA, despite his schedule, and takes special interest in mentoring osteopathic medical students.
ReplyDeleteMark Meyers, MS IV