F. James Funk, Jr, MD (1920–2008)

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Jim was born in Wilmington, Delaware, and graduated from Emory University and Medical School. His orthopaedic training was at Grady Memorial Hospital, Duke University, Kennedy Hospital in Memphis, and Boston Children’s Hospital. After completing his training in 1952, he returned to Atlanta and began practice at Piedmont Hospital. In 1960, Jim, Robert Wells, and Joseph (Scoot) Dimon founded the prestigious Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic, where he worked until his retirement. Jim and Scoot performed the first total hip replacement in Atlanta in 1969, Jim performed the first arthroscopic knee surgery in Atlanta. …