Lost a giant in Orthopedics, Dr. David Hungerford

ALL ORTHO MOURNS THE PASSING OF DR. DAVID S. HUNGERFORD (Orthopedics This Week) When you ask friends and former colleagues about hip and knee replacement pioneer David S. Hungerford, M.D., 80, who passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2019 from complications of brain cancer related to melanoma, the three words that pop up the most are innovation, education and service. From his pioneering work in hip and knee replacement to his dedication to teaching and his philanthropic works, Hungerford will always be remembered for his generous spirit. Here is a beautiful video that was produced by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons on the occasion of Dr. Hungerford receiving the prestigious AAOS Humanitarian award.

His Life & Work Hungerford was born in Rochester, New York, to Samuel Hungerford, a school principal and his wife, Marjorie, and then raised in Sodus, New York. It was a serious burn injury as a child that inspired him to become a doctor. After receiving a bachelor’s degree from Colgate University, he studied neurophysiology at the Institut Claude Bernard in Paris as a U.S. Public Health Service postgraduate fellow. And then back in the U.S...