Column DOs to Know

Finding balance

Plastic surgery residency, content creation, single mom-ing and more: How this DO juggles it all

Danielle Ward, DO, shares how she came to be an osteopathic plastic surgery resident, social media star and single mother – and how she manages it all.

Psychiatry

A passion for psychiatry: How this DO is creating meaningful change in the medical world

Almari Ginory, DO, discovered her passion for psychiatry during her residency. Now, she is striving for change regarding the stigma of physician mental illness.

Bright outlook

DO orthopedic surgeon is now serving as chair of prestigious New York orthopedic surgery program

Award-winning surgeon Adam Bitterman, DO, shares details about his background and training and how they led him to the top of his field.

Diversifying medicine

DO advocates for diversity in medicine, works toward justice and equality

Through Project Diversify Medicine, Ashley Denmark, DO, is a champion for underrepresented medical students and DOs.

Advocating for the profession

Q&A: OMM pioneer and longtime advocate for osteopathic medicine shares tales from a 50-year career

Edward Stiles, DO, FAAODist., developed the Stiles Osteopathic Screen as a way to efficiently teach DO students an important OMM technique.

Advocacy online

The power of social media: Latina DO uses her following to champion diversity

Stephany Giraldo Eierle, DO, MPH, leverages her sizable Instagram following to advocate for diversity in medicine and honest discussions about mental health.

Leadership and PM&R

Florida DO leads with physical medicine and rehabilitation and more

FOMA President Lee Ann Brown, DO shares her journey into osteopathic medicine with PM&R and her leadership experience.

Care in Canada

Across the border: How this Canadian DO is growing the osteopathic profession

Dennis Fiddler, DO, continues in his family’s footsteps as a proponent of the osteopathic profession in Canada.

Heartfelt care

California DO thrives as an OMM specialist in a hospital system

Alice I. Chen, DO, uses OMM to enhance the care of hospitalized patients, including those healing from complicated surgeries such as organ transplants and brain surgery.

Serving the community

From Philly to Florida: How this DO’s path led to him serving underserved patients

Theodore Schuck, DO, leads the largest federally qualified health center (FQHC) in Brevard County, Florida.