IN MEMORIAM MOA MOURNS THE PASSING OF
AUGUSTINE L. PERROTTA, DO
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Augustine L. Perrotta, DO
t is with great sadness the Michigan Osteopathic Association (MOA) shares the news on the passing of Augustine L. Perrotta, DO, November 24, 2019. Dr. Perrotta was an accomplished physician, a vocal advocate of the osteopathic profession and a prolific author. His education and practice as a physician took him from Seattle to New York, settling in the Midwest. For over 30 years, he worked as a hematologist and medical oncologist at Detroit Osteopathic Hospital, and at Henry Ford Hospital-Warren, where he served as chairman of the Department of Medicine for the last 10 years of his career. He was an Emeritus Professor of Medicine at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and served as a mentor to hundreds of medical students, interns, residents and physicians. "Dr. Perrotta was an iconic osteopathic physician, brilliant in his field, outstanding teacher, pioneer in his field, author of medical as well as a non medical book. He was devoted to his faith his family and his profession," said Peter Ajluni, DO, Past President of the MOA.
In his retirement, Dr. Perrotta published a non-fiction book comprised of 15 medically-oriented short-stories entitled “A View from the Inside.” The book chronicled his connection to public and private personalities describing his connection to them and the impact they had upon him.
Dr. Perrotta was a fixture at the MOA Spring convention, with his signature bow tie, goatee and smile. He could always be seen greeting colleagues and protégées who would share stories and relay the impact he had made on their lives and careers. The MOA encourages those who knew Dr. Perrotta to leave their recollections on the Guestbook using the link below. Local obituary and guestbook
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