 | The mission of the GOS Foundation is to advance the orthopedic education and well-being of patients, orthopedic surgeons, and residents in orthopedic training programs.
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GOSF HALL OF FAME
PURPOSE: THE HALL of FAME HONORS ICONIC SURGEONS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ADVANCED THE SOCIETY AND THE PROFESSION THROUGH THEIR LEADERSHIP, SERVICE AND/OR DEDICATION TO EDUCATING ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS IN GEORGIA
2023 Hall of Fame inductee:
J. Wendell Duncan, MD | President of GOS 2014-2015 Founding GOSF member 2019 2017 started a biannual program visiting all 4 Georgia orthopaedic residency programs presenting the importance of the state orthopaedic societies, as well as the importance of giving to the PAC’S. Also, in this presentation the residents are invited to the annual meeting and the senior residents conference. |
2022 Hall of Fame inductees:
James l. Becton, MD | President of GOS 1978-1979 Secretary-Treasurer of GOS Founding member GSSH 1991 Educated residents at AU post –retirement Frequent gos meeting attendee |
Grady S. Clinkscales, Jr, MD | President of GOS1974-1975 Secretary-Treasurer of GOS Obtained cme credits for annual meeting Put the constitution & bylaws in booklet form Created the 1st pictorial membership directory 1982 Founded GSSH 1991 Frequent GOS meeting attendee |
Joseph H. Dimon, III, MD | President of GOS 1976-1977 Dedicated to teaching 1st total hip in Atlanta Orthopaedic trailblazer Jim Funk award 2007 |
Thomas E. Whitesides, MD | President of GOS 1971-1972 Educated residents throughout his career AAOS kappa delta award Residents’ paper award named for him in 2002 Jim Funk award 2009 |
THE FIRST 25 YEARS ~ 1946-1971
2021 Hall of Fame inductees:
| Michael Hoke, MD | 1st orthopaedists in Georgia |
| 1st Medical Director of the SRH | |
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1st Medical Director of the Warm Springs Foundation |
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| Hiram Kite, MD | GOS Pres ’49-’51 |
| 2nd Medical Director of the SRH | |
| Organized the orthopaedic section of the Medical Association of Georgia | |
| Founding member of GOS | |
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Author |
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| Charles Ed Irwin, MD | Founder Georgia Orthopaedic Society |
| 1st GOS President | |
| 2nd Medical Director of the Warm Springs Foundation | |
| 1st Georgian to be invited to join ASSH | |
| FDR’s personal orthopaedist | |
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Faculty combined Georgia Baptist/MCG orthopaedic residency program |
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| F. Bert Brown, MD |
Founding member of GOS; 1st GOS Sec-Treas; GOS Pres ‘53 |
| Ruth Waring, MD | Founding member of GOS |
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GOS Pres ’59-’60 (1st Female President) |
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| Jack Hughston, MD | Founding member of GOS; ; |
| GOS Pres ’67-’68 | |
| 1st GOS Rep to BOC | |
| 1ST to promote OREF | |
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Founder Hughston Clinic |
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| Robert P. Kelly, MD | Founding member of GOS; |
| Founder Emory University Orthopaedic Residency Program | |
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Chief Emory Univ. Orthopaedic Surgery Dept until 1974 |
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| Floyd Ted Bliven, MD | GOS Pres ’63-’64 |
| Chair MCG Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program until 1979 | |
| 1st GOS Historian | |
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Established GOS Residency Paper Award |
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| Peter B. Wright, MD | Founding member of GOS |
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1st Residency Program director MCG 1945 |
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| Jim Funk, MD | GOS Pres ’61-’62 |
| Founder Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic Atlanta | |
| Performed 1st THA & 1ST Knee Arthroscopy in Atlanta | |
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Jim Funk Distinguished Service
Award |
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| Richard King, MD | 1st Chairman Georgia Baptist Medical Center Orthopaedic Residency Program |
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GOS Pres ’64-‘65 |
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| Bill Bondurant, MD | GOS Pres ’65-’66 |
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Kept early GOS minutes secure |
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| Darius Flinchum, MD | GOS Pres ’66-’67 |
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Faculty combined Georgia Baptist/MCG Residency program teaching Residents with Dr. Irwin and Dr. Lovell
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| Robert Wells, MD | GOS President ’68-’69 |
| 1st GOS BOC Rep to be elected Chair of the BOC | |
| 1ST Georgia Orthopaedist to be elected President of AAOS ’81 | |
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Jim Funk Award Winner 2012 |
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| Wood Lovell, MD | GOS Pres ’58-’59 |
| 3rd Medical Director of SRH | |
| Co-Founder Georgia Baptist Orthopaedic Residency Program | |
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