Class Notes

Henry J. Mankin, MD ’53, Receives Distinguished Alumni Fellow Award, February 28, 2005

In recognition of his outstanding professional achievement and service to the community, Henry J. Mankin, MD ’53, was presented with a Distinguished Alumni Fellow award by University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg and Pitt Alumni Association President Keith E. Schaefer (CAS ’71) on the afternoon of February 28, 2005. That evening, an intimate celebratory dinner was held, with Medical Alumni Association executive director Susan Dunmire, MD ’85, trading quips with Dr. Mankin as she delivered a roast-style review of his life and career.

“It was a great joy for me and my wife,” Dr. Mankin said. “We were absolutely thrilled with the entire event. I have to admit I don’t wear a cap and gown very often, but I even enjoyed that!”

Dr. Mankin, who currently serves as a senior research consultant for the Orthopaedic Oncology Service at Massachusetts General Hospital and was chief of orthopaedic surgery at Massachusetts General from 1972 to 1996, earned both his bachelor’s degree in business in 1952 and his medical degree in 1953 at the University of Pittsburgh. He also was honored as a Pitt Legacy Laureate in 2002.

Dr. Mankin’s clinical interests include orthopaedic biologic research in the fields of cartilage, osteoarthritis, bone and cartilage allografting, and Gaucher disease. He has served as president of the Orthopaedic Research Society, the American Orthopaedic Association, the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society, the Academic Orthopaedic Society, and the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is an Honorary Fellow in the Royal College of Surgeons of London and an honorary member of the Thai, Japanese, Australian, New Zealand, Argentine, Israeli, Canadian, and British Orthopaedic societies.

View photos from the event.