LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Dr. John P. Dormans upon the occasion of
receiving the Humanitarian and Scientific Achievement Award from the MHE
Research Foundation during its Funtasia Research Banquet on September
13, 2009

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and pay
tribute to those individuals within the medical field who distinguish
themselves through professional excellence and who have made significant
contributions to the quality of life of citizens in the State of New
York; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Dr.
John P. Dormans upon the occasion of receiving the Humanitarian and
Scientific Achievement Award from the MHE Research Foundation during its
Funtasia Research Banquet at El Caribe Country Club in Brooklyn, New
York, on September 13, 2009; and
WHEREAS, A Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Penn-
sylvania School of Medicine, Dr. John P. Dormans is the Chief of Ortho-
paedic Surgery at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where he has
served as President of the Medical Staff and President of Children's
Surgical Associates; he also holds an Endowed Chair in Pediatric Ortho-
paedic Surgery and is a Research Associate of the Stokes Research Insti-
tute; and
WHEREAS, Dr. John P. Dormans did a pediatric orthopaedic fellowship at
the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and has been
at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Penn-
sylvania School of Medicine since 1990, where he has been the recipient
of both the Jesse T. Nicholson Award for Excellence in Clinical Teach-
ing, awarded by the senior Orthopaedic Residency Class of 1993, and the
Dean's Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching from the University of
Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1995; and
WHEREAS, The Co-director of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship at
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Dr. John P. Dormans was an
American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons and American Orthopaedic
Association Kashewagi Suzuki traveling fellow to Japan in 1996; and
WHEREAS, Certified by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons,
Dr. John P. Dormans is a Fellow of the American Board of Orthopaedic
Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons and the Musculoskeletal Tumor
Societies and has published more than 260 peer-reviewed articles,
authored more than 95 chapters and written or edited four books; and
WHEREAS, A past Chairman of the Board of Directors of Orthopaedics
Overseas, Dr. John P. Dormans is the President of Pediatric Orthopaedic
Society of North America and serves on the education board and member-
ship committee of the world orthopaedic association, Societe Internatio-
nale de Chiurgie Orthopedique et de Traumatologie; and
WHEREAS, As a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. John P. Dormans has
spent the majority of his career treating children with musculoskeletal
tumors and disorders of the spine and sees about 15 children a week that
suffer from MHE, most of which require surgery; and
WHEREAS, A founding member of the MHE Research Foundation Scientific
and Medical Advisory Board, Dr. John P. Dormans worked jointly with the
MHE Foundation on a research project, which has served as a template for
many other hospitals around the United States, leading to the continued
progress into the etiology of this disease; and
WHEREAS, Furthermore, Dr. John P. Dormans served as one of the faculty
members and wrote the syllabus for the first session on MHE at the 5th
Annual International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium; and

WHEREAS, With Dr. John P. Dormans throughout have been his wife, Nan,
and their four children, Nicholas, Andrea, Laura and Katie, all of whom
feel privileged to be a part of his life and rejoice in his many
achievements; and
WHEREAS, As a leader in his profession, Dr. John P. Dormans has proven
himself to be a great asset to medicine and to the health and welfare of
the citizens of the State of New York; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when individ-
uals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of
the great State of New York; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Dr. John P. Dormans upon the occasion of receiving the Humanitari-
an and Scientific Achievement Award from the MHE Research Foundation
during its Funtasia Research Banquet on September 13, 2009, and to wish
him continued success in all of his future endeavors; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Dr. John P. Dormans.