In Remembrance
We would like to honor and remember the following GLMS members who have recently passed. We thank them for all their contributions to medicine and our community over the years. If you would like to honor them through an In Remembrance piece in an upcoming issue of Louisville Medicine, please contact Kathryn Vance at kathryn. vance @ glms. org.
Dr. Ronald Lankford 2 / 17 / 1952 – 12 / 26 / 2025 Family Medicine University of Iowa School of Medicine, Iowa City, 1977
Dr. Lankford was a member of GLMS for 38 years.
Dr. Ephraim Otieno 11 / 18 / 1997 – 12 / 8 / 2025 Internal Medicine University of Louisville School of Medicine, 2024
Dr. Otieno was a member of GLMS for 1 year.
Dr. Eric Hilgeford 11 / 24 / 1948 – 1 / 7 / 2026 Family Medicine University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, 1975
Dr. Hilgeford was a member of GLMS for 48 years.
Dr. John Yusk 4 / 3 / 1941 – 3 / 6 / 2026 Pediatrics University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, 1966
Dr. Yusk was a member of GLMS for 54 years.
Dr. Owen Hitt 1 / 10 / 1940 – 3 / 28 / 2026 Orthopaedic Surgery University of Louisville School of Medicine, 1966 Dr. Hitt was a member of GLMS for 52 years.
Dr. Thomas Courtenay 9 / 6 / 1928 – 3 / 28 / 2026 Pediatrics University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, 1958
Dr. Courtenay was a member of GLMS for 66 years.
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