The honor of being recognized by his peers as the first AOA Pillar of the Orthopaedic Profession goes to Michael A. Simon, MD, FAOA. Dr. Simon has contributed many years of education, training, and mentoring orthopaedic surgery residents and fellows and supporting GME Program Directors both at the University of Chicago and through the efforts of the AOA’s Council of Orthopaedic Residency Directors (CORD). The champions for this effort on his behalf are Rex C. Haydon, MD, PhD, FAOA and Terrance D. Peabody, MD, FAOA. All contributors were graduates of Dr. Simon's Musculoskeletal Oncology Fellowship.
