A life in medicine In Memoriam: April 1, 2023 View the names of recently deceased osteopathic physicians. March 31, 2023FridayApril 2023 issue 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. Donald B. Marshall II, DO, 60 (CCOM), of Toledo, Ohio, died Dec. 3, 2022. James DeYarman, DO, 76 (KCOM), of La Jolla, California, died Dec. 24, 2022. Donald G. Pelino, DO, 92 (CCOM), of Dyer, Indiana, died Jan. 26. Robert M. Saks, DO, 79 (PCOM 1969), of Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, died Feb. 22. Mary Garavaglia, DO, 76, of Shelby Township, Michigan, died March 4. Byron Marr, DO, 59 (OSU-COM 1989), of Tulsa, Oklahoma, died March 5. Nancy Kay Monaghan Beery, DO, 66 (KCOM 1995), of Duluth, Minnesota, died March 7. Jack Orrin Gratch, DO, 77 (TCOM), of Fort Worth, Texas, died March 29. Editor’s note: If you’d like to honor a colleague with a memorial contribution to the American Osteopathic Foundation, you can do so online. More in Profession Applications for the AOA’s 2026-2027 TIPS program now being accepted Participants will gain experience in writing policy briefs, white papers, oral testimony and more. Apply by June 14. How mentorship helped this first-generation DO become the first Vietnamese-American dean of a medical school John Pham, DO, shares his journey of arriving in America and finding a mentor who had a pivotal impact on his life. Previous articleTop 10 gifts for National Doctors’ Day Next articleWeighing your options: Should you pursue a research year?
Applications for the AOA’s 2026-2027 TIPS program now being accepted Participants will gain experience in writing policy briefs, white papers, oral testimony and more. Apply by June 14.
How mentorship helped this first-generation DO become the first Vietnamese-American dean of a medical school John Pham, DO, shares his journey of arriving in America and finding a mentor who had a pivotal impact on his life.