A life in medicine In Memoriam: Feb. 13, 2019 View the names of recently deceased osteopathic physicians. Feb. 13, 2019Wednesday 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. Joseph C. Gallagher Jr., DO, 74 (PCOM 1970), of Sarasota, Florida, died Nov. 4, 2018. Max E. Helman, DO, 83 (ATSU-KCOM 1965), of Granger, Indiana, died Jan. 30. Visit Dr. Helman’s online guest book. Richard G. Huff, DO, 75 (ATSU-KCOM 1970), of Spring Lake, Michigan, died Jan. 28. Visit Dr. Huff’s online guest book. John J. Nicklas, DO, 77 (ATSU-KCOM 1967), of Fort Myers, Florida, died Jan. 26. Visit Dr. Nicklas’ online guest book. John M. Radosevich, DO, 69 (MWU/CCOM 1985), of Westville, Indiana, died Jan. 26. Douglas K. Shumway, DO, 90 (PCOM 1957), of Middleville, Michigan, died Feb. 6. Visit Dr. Shumway’s online guest book. David G. Siehl, DO, 100 (ATSU-KCOM 1943), of Phoenix, died Jan. 13. Visit Dr. Siehl’s online guest book. Joseph W. Stepanitis, DO, 63 (PCOM 1981), of Shavertown, Pennsylvania, died Jan. 27. Visit Dr. Stepanitis’ 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 articleNominate your mentor for the 2019 AOA Mentor of the Year award Next articleAlaska DO's fight for cancer screening and prevention earns her an AMA award
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).