A life in medicine In Memoriam: July 15, 2020 View the names of recently deceased osteopathic physicians. July 15, 2020Wednesday 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. William Bernard, DO, 83 (PCOM 1962), of Grand Blanc, Michigan, died June 8. Samuel M. Feinstein, DO, 78 (PCOM 1967), of Scottsdale, Arizona, died June 24. Waldo E.R. Frankenstein, DO, 92 (DMU-COM 1954), of Bellevue, Michigan, died June 12. John K. Graham, DO, 83 (ATSU-KCOM 1963) of Mishawaka, Indiana, died June 24. Visit Dr. Graham’s online guest book. David A. Jenkins, DO, 55 (UNTHSC 2006), of McKinney, Texas, died Jan. 29, 2019. John W. Knable, DO, 86 (DMU-COM 1960), of Avon, Ohio, died June 22. Robert J. “RJ” Nowinski, DO, 51 (OU-HCOM 1996), of New Albany, Ohio, died June 25. Marie A. Sprague, DO, 45 (LECOM 2002), of Jacksonville, North Carolina, died June 10. Charles E. Thomas, DO, 87 (KCU-COM), of Hanover, Pennsylvania, died July 6. 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 Getting a secondary MD degree as a DO—is it possible, and what could be the harm? As DOs have been targeted by businesses offering to help them earn fast, affordable MD degrees, The DO talked with two attorneys who share insights about the legality of these programs, the risks of using them and why they don’t recommend them. DO Day CME now available on-demand Access DO Day content on-demand through June 20, 2026. Previous article5 things to know about COVID-19 this week Next articleOsteopathic medicine: The AOA House turns 100
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