Jul 12, 2024 | AAHKS Leadership, In Memoriam
AAHKS received word this week that former Executive Director of the association Robert A. Hall passed away June 4, 2024, at age 78. Bob served as AAHKS Executive Director from 2008–2013, directly preceding and working closely with current Executive Director Michael J....
Jun 10, 2022 | In Memoriam, In the News
The orthopaedic community continues to mourn the loss of orthopaedic surgeons Preston J. Phillips, MD, and Stephanie Husen, DO, along with two others killed during the shooting at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dr. Phillips had been preparing for his fifth...
Mar 26, 2020 | In Memoriam
AAHKS member William G. DeLong Jr., MD died on March 13, 2020 in Camden, New Jersey at the age of 71. Dr. DeLong was the Network Chairman of Orthopaedic Surgery at St. Luke’s University Health Network in Bethlehem, Penn. He was also a former team physician for the...
Jan 16, 2020 | In Memoriam
AAHKS was saddened to learn this week of the passing of one of its founding members, Frank A. Gottschalk, MD on November 29, 2019. Dr. Gottschalk contributed to many papers presented at AAHKS Annual Meetings over the years. He also served on the Editorial Board of the...
Dec 5, 2019 | In Memoriam
The orthopaedic community was saddened to learn of the death of Dean Carl Maar, MD during a home invasion in Indianapolis on November 27, 2019. Dr. Maar served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Arthroplasty from 1991-1999 and served as co-author on several...
Sep 19, 2019 | In Memoriam
On August 25, 2019, John R. Tongue, MD died at his home on Oswego Lake in Oregon. Dr. Tongue served as the 80th President of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in 2012, and served as faculty at AAHKS Annual Meetings. He was a clinical associate professor of...
