Feb. 5, 2015Thursday booksHero Next Doorpediatrics Paperback writer Hero Next Door: Missouri DO pens health-focused kids’ books The World Inside Us, a new children’s book series by Paul Moniz, DO, explores what happens in the human body.
Jan. 6, 2015Tuesday booksosteopathic history Dr. Quinn’s medicine women Hero Next Door: DO historian champions profession’s female-friendly past Educator Thomas Quinn, DO, wrote a book on women in osteopathic medicine that a Florida PBS station will convert to a documentary.
Dec. 4, 2014Thursday HIVinfectious diseases Early crusader Hero Next Door: N.Y. DO battled AIDS crisis with education James Braun, DO, started the Physicians’ Research Network in 1990. It quickly became an unparalleled source for HIV education.
Sept. 4, 2014Thursday space medicine Office Space Hero Next Door: How a NASA flight surgeon takes care of astronauts NASA flight surgeon Richard Scheuring, DO, supports shuttle launches and cares for astronauts—when not practicing space walks with them.
Aug. 4, 2014Monday end-of-life caregeriatric medicine Aging With Dignity Hero Next Door: DO revamping geriatric medicine in northwest Pa. James Lin, DO, is overseeing construction of a state-of-the-art 138-bed senior living center designed with patient comfort in mind.
July 11, 2014Friday Hero Next Doorinternationalosteopathic manipulative medicine Pioneering Physician Hero Next Door: DO broke ground in education, South Africa Karen Steele, DO, created a new OPP-focused admin position at WVSOM. She was also the first DO registered in South Africa.
May 30, 2014Friday bullyingpediatrics Skate Don’t Hate Hero Next Door: DO uses roller derby to spread anti-bullying message Pediatrician Ellen Lauer, DO, travels central Maine teaching students the dangers of bullying and the joys of roller derby.
April 21, 2014Monday Hero Next Doorosteopathic history Century of Progress Hero Next Door: California DO calls it a career at age 101 Doran A. Farnum, DO, ended a 78-year career last fall without much fanfare. “Doran is a quiet, soft-spoken, very sweet man,” a colleague says.
April 2, 2014Wednesday Hero Next Door Giving back Hero Next Door: Early interest in quality of life inspired med student Michael Erickson, OMS III, spent his youth caring for his ailing grandparents. The experience led him to pursue medicine.
Feb. 26, 2014Wednesday prolotherapytransgender medicine Champion of Patients Hero Next Door: Remembering a beloved physician, mentor, activist Jeffrey J. Patterson, DO, of Madison, Wis., was regarded as a great teacher whose quiet demeanor belied strong convictions.