A life in medicine In Memoriam: Dec. 17, 2019 View the names of recently deceased osteopathic physicians. Dec. 17, 2019Tuesday 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. Howard L. Neer, DO, 90 (MWU/CCOM 1954), of Plantation, Florida, died Nov. 24. Augustine L. Perrotta, DO, 80 (MWU/CCOM 1966), of Royal Oak, Michigan, died Nov. 24. Richard D. Magie, DO, RPH, 68 (KCU-COM 1980), of Fort Worth, Texas, died Nov. 28. James L. Puckett, DO, 78 (MWU/CCOM 1969), of Clarion, Pennsylvania, died Dec. 3. Jack E. Quarters, DO, 92 (ATSU-KCOM 1957), of Saginaw, Michigan, died Dec. 5. Burton N. Routman, DO, 78 (DMU-COM 1968), of Charlotte, South Carolina, died Aug. 2. Robert L. Stull, DO, RPH, 74 (PCOM 1978), of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, died Nov. 30. Visit Dr. Stull’s online guest book. Editor’s note: If you’d like to honor a colleague with a memorial contribution to the American Osteopathic Foundation, you can do so here. 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 articleResearchers say 30% of patients taking opioids experience adverse drug interactions Next articleA decade in review: Highlights in osteopathic medicine and the profession from 2010-2019
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).