A life in medicine In Memoriam: Dec. 12, 2018 View the names of recently deceased osteopathic physicians. Dec. 12, 2018Wednesday The DO Staff Contact The DO Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Topics In Memoriam 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]. View a list of past In Memoriam columns here. Louis Edward Antosek, DO, 71 (PCOM 1972), of Dania, Florida, died Nov. 9. Visit Dr. Antosek’s online guest book. Michael Bousamra, DO, 92 (DMU-COM 1959), of Flat Rock, Michigan, died Nov. 26. Visit Dr. Bousamra’s online guest book. Edward William Cipolla, DO, 68 (DMU-COM 1977), of Pilesgrove, New Jersey, died July 1. Visit Dr. Cipolla’s online guest book. William Edelman, DO, 97 (KCU-COM 1949), of Leawood, Kansas, died Nov. 10. Visit Dr. Edelman’s online guest book. Francis A. (Frank) Fucile, DO, 89 (PCOM 1958), of Cocoa Beach, Florida, died Nov. 21. Visit Dr. Fucile’s online guest book. Christopher “Chris” Mills, DO, 34 (VCOM-Virginia 2012), of Greenville, North Carolina, died Oct. 26. Visit Dr. Mills’ online guest book. Frank W. Myers, DO, 85 (DMU-COM 1959), of Akron, Ohio, died Nov. 19. Visit Dr. Myers’ online guest book. Sean Evan Neely, DO, 53 (UNTHSC/TCOM 1994), of Oklahoma City, died Nov. 17. Visit Dr. Neely’s online guest book. Henry F. Olen (Olejniczak), DO, 95 (KCU-COM 1966), of Grand Rapids, Michigan, died Nov. 29. Visit Dr. Olen’s online guest book. Harold Kenneth Poff, DO, 86 (ATSU-KCOM 1966), of Ashley, Michigan, died Nov. 17. Visit Dr. Poff’s online guest book. Michael Robert Robinson, DO, 52 (DMU-COM 1996), of Mullica Hill, New Jersey, died Nov. 21. Visit Dr. Robinson’s online guest book. More in Profession For the first time, women make up the majority of osteopathic primary care physicians The 2026 Osteopathic Medical Profession Report finds the DO workforce growing in all 50 states, with two-thirds of practicing DOs under age 45. In Memoriam: Emmett Lee Wallace, DO, past president of the Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association Dr. Wallace previously held many leadership roles within the Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association (IOMA) and the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP). Previous articleScope of practice update: New HHS report promotes expansion for nonphysician providers Next articleThe enhanced COMLEX is here
For the first time, women make up the majority of osteopathic primary care physicians The 2026 Osteopathic Medical Profession Report finds the DO workforce growing in all 50 states, with two-thirds of practicing DOs under age 45.
In Memoriam: Emmett Lee Wallace, DO, past president of the Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association Dr. Wallace previously held many leadership roles within the Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association (IOMA) and the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP).