Mentors
“We must find the time to stop and thank those, the people, who make a difference in our lives.”
-President John F Kennedy
“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.”
-Sir Isaac Newton
Ruth Jackson, MD with her mentor, Dr. Arthur Steindler of the University of Iowa. Date unknown.
(Published with the permission of Joseph A. Buckwalter, MD and the University of Iowa. Copyright protected.)
Ellen Raney, MD (left) with her mentor, Dr. Laura Tosi.
Laura Tosi, MD (third from left) and her mentees: Drs. Ellen Raney, Colleen Sabatini and Monica Payeres Lisano.
Dr. Bettina Gyr and her mentor, James Roach, MD.
Dr. Bettina Gyr and another mentor, Jacques D’Astous, MD.
Megan Lightning, MD (right) and her mentor, Dr. Lisa Cannada.
Ann Van Heest, MD and her mentor, James House, MD. Circa 2020
Nancy Cummings, MD and her mentor, Greg Brick, MBCHB, 2011
Marlene DeMaio, MD with mentors Colonel Eugene Galvin, MD and Gary Friedlaender, MD.
Debra Zillmer, MD with Mentor/Sponsor John P. Albright, MD. “He taught his fellows the valuable skills necessary to become skillful team physicians.” Top photo above with cheese head, circa 1992 and bottom, 2025.
Dr. Jo Hannafin with her mentor/sponsor Dr. Russell Warren as they celebrate her appointment to the AOSSM Presidential Line
Erin Mariano, MD with her mentor, Raymond Bellamy, MD (left) over time.
Antonia Chen, MD, MBA, Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at University of Texas Southwestern, with Audrey Tsao, MD, who was the first Chair of the Women in Arthroplasty AAHKS Committee. Dr .Chen says: “I am lucky to call Dr. Tsao a friend, mentor and sponsor. She has played these roles for me and countless other women, especially in the field of Arthroplasty. Throughout my career, she has been a huge supporter, has provided sage advice, and has always steered me in the right direction.”
Jo Hannafin, MD with her first orthopaedic mentor, I. Martin Levy, MD from the Montefiore/Einstein Orthopaedic Residency Program, 1980’s.