COM Outlook Winter 2020

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | 45 Tony L. Weaver , D.O. (’11), was appointed as the new physician-in-practice adviser to the American Osteopathic Association Board of Trustees. Addi- tionally, he presented a lecture on “Breast Reconstruction” as an invited speaker at the Alabama Osteopathic Associ- ation’s 28th annual Emerald Coast Conference held July 13–17. Michael C. Weiss , D.O., FAOAO (’86), is the new chief of surgical operations at SpineOne in Lone Tree, Colorado. Weiss, the former chair of the department of surgery at Laser Spine Institute, is board certified in orthopedic surgery and fellow- ship trained in spine surgery. o John D. Geake, Jr. , D.O. (’93), passed away on June 7 at the age of 72. After graduating from NSU-KPCOM, Geake did his internship and residen- cy training at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Johnson City, New York, before becoming medical director of the Hendry Family Care Center and Hendry Regional Corporate Health in Clewiston, Florida. On October 25, 1997, Geake and his wife, Ellen, were involved in a serious motorcycle accident. Ellen wasn’t severely injured, but her husband became a permanent paraplegic, enduring 14 arduous months of rehabilitation. Geake, who was a past president of the NSU- KPCOM Alumni Association, overcame life’s most difficult challenges without ever losing his intrinsic sense of humor. He also became a vocal advocate for the disabled community in the years after his accident. Pictured above: In 2010, John Geake received an NSU Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award—the highest honor NSU bestows upon its alumni. The award was presented to Geake by Anthony J. Silvagni, D.O., Pharm.D., M.S., FACOFP dist., FCPP, dean emeritus of the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine. If you have a compelling story about your life or career that you would like to share with the readers of COM Outlook , please contact Scott Colton at scottc@nova.edu . In Memoriam