Andrew W. Gurman, MD, FAAOS, received the 2022 William W. Tipton Jr., MD, Leadership Award from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, according to a press release.
“Andy, through his effective leadership as president of the AMA, has forever changed the profession of medicine for surgeons and physicians for the better, while promoting and maintaining our appropriate focus on the patients we serve,” orthopedic surgeon Casey Jo Humbyrd, MD, FAAOS, said in the release.
Gurman has been a leader and advocate for organized medicine for more than 40 years, and is one of only two