In memory of John M. Daly, MD
All of surgery, and in particular those of us associated with Annals of Surgery, are saddened to have learned of the recent death of John M. Daly, MD. Dr. Daly was an internationally renowned surgeon and educator who served our profession as an academic surgeon and leader for over 40 years. John served on the faculty at Memorial Sloan Kettering, the University of Pennsylvania and then as Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery at Weill-Cornell Medical College and the Surgeon in Chief at New York Hospital. Since 2002 he has been back in Philadelphia, initially serving as the Dean at his alma mater, the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. In 2011, John stepped down as Dean and returned to the clinical faculty to teach and provide clinical care. In 2019, when I (LRK) stepped down as Dean and CEO of the Health System, the University asked John to serve as the interim Dean and weeks prior to his death the interim title was removed. During my time as Dean, I was privileged to work closely with John in several critical roles and he served as a close advisor and confidant.
John was a member of all the major surgical organizations. He served on the editorial board of Annals of Surgery for over 25 years, having been appointed by then Editor-in-Chief, Dr. David Sabiston. Despite his multiple senior leadership positions, John was an outstanding reviewer and a valued member of the Annals of Surgery family. We extend our condolences to his wife Palma, his family, and many friends across the global surgical community.
Larry
R. Kaiser, MD, FACS
Managing Director
Alvarez and Marsal
Adjunct Professor of Surgery
University of Pennsylvania
Perelman School of Medicine
| Keith D. Lillemoe, MD
Editor-in-Chief
Annals of Surgery
W. Gerald Austen Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
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