Tag Archive for ‘In memoriam’
ACS mourns the Passing of J. David Richardson, MD, FACS, ACS Past-President
David Richardson, MD, FACS, ACS Past-President and Past-Chair, ACS Board of Regents, died September 7.
In memoriam: Dr. John M. Daly: ACS Past-Second Vice-President and leader in cancer care, patient education
John M. Daly, MD, FACS, FRCSI(Hon), a renowned breast and gastrointestinal oncologist and an ACS Past-Second Vice-President, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 73.
In memoriam: Seymour I. Schwartz, MD, FACS, ACS Icon in Surgery
Dr. Seymour I. Schwartz, Past-President of the ACS and pioneering author and professor, died August 28, 2020, at his son’s home in St. Louis, MO, after a brief illness.
In memoriam: LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr., MD, FACS—A life without boundaries
LaSalle D. Leffall Jr., MD, FACS—the first African American to serve as President of the ACS—died May 25 of cancer.
In memoriam: Donald D. Trunkey, MD, FACS, a giant in trauma surgery
Donald D. Trunkey, MD, FACS, one of the most influential trauma surgeons in the U.S., died May 1 after a protracted illness.
Dr. Pruitt remembered as a leader in burns, trauma, critical care
Basil A. Pruitt, Jr., MD, FACS—a surgeon-scientist and Second Vice-President of the ACS—died March 17 at the age of 88.
In memoriam: Frank C. Spencer, MD, FACS, pioneering cardiothoracic surgeon
Frank Cole Spencer, MD, FACS, a Past-President of the American College of Surgeons died July 23 at the age of 92.
In memoriam: Thomas E. Starzl, MD, PhD, FACS, organ transplantation pioneer
Thomas E. Starzl, MD, PhD, FACS, a trailblazing transplant surgeon, died March 4 at age 90.
In memoriam: Denton A. Cooley, MD, FACS, a fierce competitor
Denton A. Cooley, MD, FACS, a cardiothoracic surgeon and Past-Governor of the American College of Surgeons, passed away November 18, 2016.
In memoriam: Jay L. Grosfeld, MD, FACS, champion for pediatric surgery patients
Jay L. Grosfeld, MD, FACS, a pediatric surgery and Past First Vice-President of the ACS, died October 19, 2016.
In memoriam: Barrett G. Haik, MD, FACS
Barrett George Haik, MD, FACS, director of the Hamilton Eye Institute, died unexpectedly July 22 at the age of 64.
In memoriam: Dr. John Connolly, pioneering cardiothoracic surgeon
John Earle “Jack” Connolly, MD, FACS, Past-Second Vice-President and Vice-Chair of the Board of Regents of the ACS died on January 20 at 92 years old.
In memoriam: Dr. Isidore Cohn, Jr.: A life well-lived
Obituaries have always been somewhat challenging to me. An individual is born, lives his life to the fullest, and then dies. And so it was with Isidore Cohn, Jr., MD, FACS, who died October 14, 2015, at age 94. However, in Dr. Cohn’s case, living life to the fullest was an incredible adventure that had […]
Dedication: This issue of the Bulletin is dedicated to Chuck Giorno
Members and staff of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) mourn the passing of Chuck Giorno, our dear friend and event photographer since 1975.
In memoriam: Dr. Thomas Krizek, leader in plastic surgery
Thomas J. Krizek, MD, MA, FACS, who played a major rule in the development of American plastic surgery, died at his home in Whittier, NC, at age 83.
In memoriam: Dr. Norman McSwain, a pioneer in comprehensive trauma care
Norman E. McSwain, Jr., MD, FACS—an internationally recognized leader in trauma care—died July 28 in his New Orleans, LA, home at 78 years old.
James Haug, Past-Director, ACS Socioeconomic Affairs Department, dies
James N. “Jim” Haug, Past-Director, ACS Socioeconomic Affairs Department (now the Division of Advocacy and Health Policy), died at his home in Lena, IL, June 18, at age 78.
Dr. Judson Graves Randolph, pediatric surgeon, leaves lasting legacy
Judson Graves Randolph, MD, FACS, Past-ACS Governor, died May 17, at his home in Nashville, TN, at age 87.
In memoriam: Dr. Lloyd MacLean, ACS Past-President and “The Chief” at McGill
Lloyd Douglas MacLean, MD, PhD, FACS, FRSC, an ACS Past-President, is remembered.
In memoriam: Renowned trauma surgeon and former COT Chair, Erwin Thal, MD, FACS
Erwin R. Thal, MD, FACS, 78, a world-renowned trauma surgeon, and a dedicated Fellow of the ACS for more than 43 years, died of heart failure December 13, 2014, at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital, University of Texas, Dallas.
