A life in medicine In Memoriam: April 28, 2021 View the names of recently deceased osteopathic physicians. April 28, 2021Wednesday 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. Martha Cornell Skurla, DO, 60 (PCOM 1998), of Potomac, Maryland, died April 15. David J. Ferner, DO, 72 (PCOM 1987), of Etters, Pennsylvania, died April 12. Visit Dr. Ferner’s online guest book. Theodore C. Garland, DO, 88 (PCOM 1957), of Springboro, Ohio, died April 6. Visit Dr. Garland’s online guest book. Mark A. McVay, DO, 70 (MWU/CCOM 1977), of Ottawa, Illinois, died April 11. Robert G. Simmons Jr., DO, 83 (KCU-COM 1966), of Lebanon, Ohio, died Feb. 14. Visit Dr. Simmons’ 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 <a href=”https://aof.org/give” target=”_blank”>here</a>. More in Profession There are now over 207,000 DOs and osteopathic medical students The 2025 Osteopathic Medical Profession Report shares the total number of DOs and osteopathic medical students as well as the top 10 states where DOs practice and DOs’ top specialties. Learn more. In Memoriam: October 2025 View the names of recently deceased osteopathic physicians. Previous articleThe DO Book Club, April 2021: When Breath Becomes Air Next articleWhat physicians got paid in 2020
There are now over 207,000 DOs and osteopathic medical students The 2025 Osteopathic Medical Profession Report shares the total number of DOs and osteopathic medical students as well as the top 10 states where DOs practice and DOs’ top specialties. Learn more.