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AAOS Now

Published 1/1/2023

In Memoriam 2023

The AAOS announces the passing of the following members in 2023:

Jesse R. Ada, MD
Jan. 31, 2023
Marietta, Ohio

Volker Buehren, PhD
Aug. 17, 2023
Murnau am Staffelsee, Germany

Scott E. Cameron, MD
June 6, 2023
Eau Claire, Wis.

Joel E. Cohen, MD
Aug. 12, 2023
West Palm Beach, Florida

Shailendra Dass, FRACS
June 29, 2023
Vermont, Victoria, Australia

Daniel Mark Downs, MD
Dec. 16, 2023
Lancaster, South Carolina

Blair C. Filler, MD
April 29, 2023
Los Angeles, Calif.

John P. Goldblatt, MD
Jan. 28, 2023
Rochester, New York

Gilbert Gutwein, MD
May 23, 2023
Monticello, Ind.

Sigvard T. Hansen Jr, MD
Nov. 11, 2023
Seattle, Wash.

Matthew J. Kauffman, DO
Feb. 2, 2023
New Albany, Ohio

George S. Mauerman, MD
Oct. 2, 2023
Tulsa, Okla.

Alan C. Merchant, MD, MS
Dec. 3, 2023
Los Altos, Calif.

James R. Scott-Miller, MD
Nov. 19, 2023
Omaha, Neb.

Randall John Rogalsky, MD
Nov. 29, 2023
Alton, Illinois

Augusto Sarmiento, MD
Jan. 7, 2023
Punta Gorda, Fla.

Charles C. Schock, MD
Oct. 26, 2023
Conway, Ark.

Imran Sharif, MBBS
March 16, 2023
Dublin, Ireland

Bataga Tiberiu, MD, PhD
Aug. 19, 2023
Targu Mures, Romania

Rajendra P. Tripathi, MD
Oct. 30, 2023
Bangor, Maine

Daniel T. Weber, MD
Nov. 11, 2023
Tinley Park, Illinois

*Updated June 7, 2024