US Equestrian Team doctor dies after polo accident
US Equestrian squad physician Dr Craig Ferrell has died of the injuries he sustained inwards a autumn from a Equus caballus field playing polo final Wednesday.
Dr Ferrell, 62, a noted orthopedic surgeon together with humanitarian who was also chair of the FEI’s Medical Council, was injured field playing inwards a polo stand upwards for close his dwelling in Franklin, Tennessee. He was taken directly to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Trauma Intensive Care Unit, suffering from cervix together with spine injuries.
Dr Ferrell was conscious together with responsive, together with delineate of piece of occupation solid unit of measurement visited him over the past times few days, including his showtime grandson, Michael Cannon Ferrell, who was born on the hateful solar daytime of his accident.
A contestation released past times his delineate of piece of occupation solid unit of measurement said Dr Ferrell died at 9.15 on Mon morning.
“Beloved husband, manly individual raise together with brother, cherished friend, honored colleague together with mentor, caring humanitarian. The exclusively thing nosotros cause got of existent value in this basis is our time, together with Craig spent each of his days similar gilded coins – loving his delineate of piece of occupation solid unit of measurement together with friends, using his considerable together with varied talents to the fullest, continuing to larn together with seek novel experiences, together with giving of himself to those roughly him amongst insight together with compassion.
“Craig is at balance now, but the wound left past times his passing volition non unopen easily or shortly for so many of us who compass life’s journeying without him. We all cause got every bit a keepsake the gilded coins that Craig gave us – his time, his skill, his intellect, his humor, his friendship, his love. Keep them unopen to your heart.”
USET Foundation president Jane Forbes Clark said Dr Ferrell was “truly ane of those rare individuals whose incredible talent every bit a world-class physician was exclusively exceeded past times the kindness, sincerity together with pity that he brought to everything he was involved.”
“He was a friend, colleague together with someone nosotros were so blessed to know. Craig’s contributions to equestrian sport through his purpose every bit the USEF Team doctor, together with operate amongst the FEI Medical Council was extraordinary, but his friendship is what nosotros volition immature adult woman most,” she said.
An orthopaedic surgeon together with internationally recognised sports medicine expert, Dr Ferrell received his medical marking from Tulane University School of Medicine inwards New Orleans, Louisiana. He did a surgical residency at Ochsner Foundation Hospital inwards the same metropolis together with specialised inwards orthopaedics at the Campbell Clinic inwards Memphis, Tennessee.
Dr Ferrell, whose clinical interests were sports medicine together with articulation replacement, was the founder of the Bone together with Joint Clinic at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center inwards Nashville, Tennessee, where he served every bit a professor together with Vice Chairman of Orthopaedics together with Rehabilitation. He was a fellow member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine together with was elected every bit Chair of the FEI Medical Committee inwards 2007.
Having competed inwards swimming at college, Craig Ferrell began his human relationship amongst the United States of America of America Swimming Team at their grooming army camp inwards 1979, eventually becoming squad physician for the 1996 Olympic Games inwards Atlanta.
After the Atlanta Games, Dr Ferrell continued every bit Chair of USA Swimming Sports Medicine, but every bit an accomplished passenger together with keen equestrian enthusiast, he took on squad physician duties for equestrian sports every bit well. Dr Ferrell served every bit the United States of America of America equestrian squad Dr. for over xv years, including at the Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, together with Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
He tended many Olympic athletes, nearly of late helping McLain Ward subsequently his knee articulation injury before this year.
Another, dressage passenger Robert Dover, said: “Dr Ferrell was our official United States of America of America Olympic Team Doctor for many years together with inwards that fourth dimension I don’t mean value at that topographic point was ane of us from whatsoever dependent who did non seek out his proficient aid for our ain problems.
“As ane of the leading Orthopedic Surgeons inwards the country, amongst a huge practise inwards Nashville, ane of his greatest attributes was that it didn’t affair what fourth dimension of hateful solar daytime or night, if nosotros called for aid Dr Ferrell was correct on it. Had it non been for him, I tin safely say that I would non cause got been able to compete inwards my final iii Olympic Games! That is how of import Dr Ferrell was to my life together with the lives together with wellness of my teammates,” Dover said.
FEI President Princess Haya said Craig Ferrell was “one of the kindest, nearly compassionate together with dedicated people I cause got always met.”
“We at the FEI are devastated past times his precipitous passing. He cared deeply for the well-being of the athletes; they were his friends, non but his patients. He worked tirelessly to brand equestrian sports safer together with was instrumental inwards implementing the FEI dominion which prevents riders from continuing inwards contest subsequently a fall. Our hearts leave of absence to Craig’s married adult woman Lorraine, to his sons Aaron together with Jonathan, together with to the many many people who knew together with loved him roughly the world.”
IOC Medical together with Scientific Director Patrick Schamasch Dr Ferrell served the Olympic Movement for thirty years, together with was highly respected past times athletes together with peers alike.
“He was a renowned proficient inwards orthopaedic surgical operation who used all his noesis together with expertise to aid trim back risks inwards equestrian sport. He was amongst us inwards Monaco for the IOC Conference on injury together with affliction prevention inwards Apr 2011, making a valuable contribution to the session dedicated to the International Federations.”
Dr Ferrell was a old board chairman of BrightStone, a facility catering to those amongst particular needs.
Dr Ferrell’s funeral is planned for 2pm on Thursday, May 31 at the Catherdral of the Incarnation, 2015 West End Avenue, Nashville. Dr Ferrell is survived past times his wife, Lorraine, together with sons Aaron together with Jon.
The delineate of piece of occupation solid unit of measurement asks that inwards lieu of flowers, donations live made to Brightstone, 140 Southeast Pkwy Ct., Franklin, Tennessee 37205.
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