Dr. Lawrence D. Dorr Receives Humanitarian Award

Dr. Lawrence D. Dorr was recently presented with the Humanitarian of the Year Award for 2005, by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons at their annual meeting in Washington, D.C. on February 26, 2005.    Dr. Dorr was recognized for the development in his work with Operation Walk.   A video of Operation Walk was shown to the Academy and Dr. Dorr gave a warm acceptance speech.   He acknowledged his parents for instilling in him the desire to give back to the community.   Dr. Dorr founded Operation Walk in 1994 and has led teams to operate on over 850 patients through out the world.   Operation Walk has been supported by the Zimmer company, Centinela Hospital Medical Center, Stryker, Biomet, Chuck and Carolyn Miller, The Skirball Foundation, Mr. Mark Brutten, and Mr. George Etheridge.  The Operation Walk team and the staff of the Arthritis Institute and Centinela Hospital salute Dr. Dorr!

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