A life in medicine In Memoriam: December 2025 View the names of recently deceased osteopathic physicians. Dec. 10, 2025WednesdayDecember 2025 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]. You may also view a list of past In Memoriam columns. Earl J. Angelo, DO, 72 (KCU-COM 1948), of Central Point, Oregon, died Aug. 18, 1974. Larry L. Bunnell, DO, 88 (ATSU-KCOM 1962), of Sarasota, Florida, died April 10, 2025. Nancy L. Corcoran, DO, 53 (PCOM 2009), of Yardley, Pennsylvania, died on June 2, 2024. P. Robert Lombardo, DO, 99 (MWU/CCOM 1952), of Burr Ridge, Illinois, died April 2, 2025. Kerry L. Nagel, DO, 68 (NSU-KPCOM 1991), of Acworth, Georgia, died Jan. 8, 2025. Vasiliy Stankovich, DO, 64 (NYITCOM 2003), of Brooklyn, New York, died April 22, 2024. Robert L. Stockburger, DO, 79 (UNTHSC/TCOM 1977), of Richmond, California, died Nov. 13, 2024. 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 OsteopathicAI: How a professional standard for AI can strengthen our commitment to whole-person care AOiA seeks feedback from the community on a draft AI standard for the osteopathic medical profession. Mentoring the future: Guiding OB-GYN residents toward osteopathic board certification “I ask each of you to reach out to one student, one resident or one program director and educate that person about osteopathic board certification,” encourages Deborah Herchelroath, DO, an AOA board-certified OB-GYN. Previous articleA couples match journey: How a DO graduate and a Caribbean medical school graduate matched together Next articleThe DO Book Club, Dec. 2025: Thought-provoking reads for the holidays and beyond
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Mentoring the future: Guiding OB-GYN residents toward osteopathic board certification “I ask each of you to reach out to one student, one resident or one program director and educate that person about osteopathic board certification,” encourages Deborah Herchelroath, DO, an AOA board-certified OB-GYN.
Hello, I am trying to notify The DO about a recent death of an Osteopathic Physician, David W. Johnson, DO but the link under “In Memoriam: December 2025” ([email protected]) does not seem to work for me. He attended KCU-COM and graduated in 1980 and Passed away September 15, 2025 in Yakima Washington. Obituary link is https://www.valleyhillsfh.com/obituaries/david-johnson Please let me know how we can include his name in the column sometime soon. Thank you so much. S.L. Dec. 15, 2025, at 4:06 pm Reply
Thank you for reaching out to let us know! We are so sorry to hear of your loss. I will share this with our In Memoriam author, so this can be included soon. Thank you. Dec. 18, 2025, at 11:18 am Reply