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In Memoriam Jeffrey S. Augenstein, M.D., Ph.D. 1948–2012 T elemedicine and medicine in general mourn the loss of a great and brilliant figure with the death of Jeff Augenstein. He did not die after a long illness but rather in full en- gagement in his career of discovery at a meeting in Cali- fornia. Dr. Augenstein was professor of surgery and director of the William Lehman Injury Research Center at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Augenstein, a graduate of the Miller School, served the school for 38 years. He was a constant source of expertise for the Army Trauma Training Center in Miami, the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center at Ft. Detrick, and the U.S. Congress. His expertise was also sought after by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to automobile crashes. He was an extraordinary contributor in his field of trauma and was crucial to the creation of the Ryder Trauma Center in Miami, which he directed for years. He took the leadership role in pre- paring medical personnel for Operation Enduring Freedom in Af- ghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq. His was the program that got them ready for the almost unimaginable chal- lenges just ahead of them in deployment. Jeff understood the need and in his huge generosity, educational expertise, and intellect could teach and prepare young surgeons for those horrific chal- lenges. Dr. Augenstein vigorously pursued the potential of effec- tive information management through seamless data capture in the chaos of battle and sharing of that information by tele- medicine. He had a huge understanding of the need for just-in- time information for the battlefield to make cool decisions in the heat of conflict. Dr. Augenstein took the lessons learned as a trauma surgeon and scientist from the strife of the streets of Miami to the battlefields and to the disaster of the earthquake in Haiti. His discoveries, his legion of trainees, his team in Miami, and his publications will continue to teach us and inform our struggle in what he cared about so much in alleviating the human loss and suffering of trauma. Jeff, the tele- medicine community salutes you and acknowledges the great loss we all feel by your premature departure. Ronald C. Merrell, M.D., and Charles R. Doarn, M.B.A. Editors-in-Chief DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2012.9995 ª MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC. VOL. 18 NO. 3 APRIL 2012 TELEMEDICINE and e-HEALTH 165

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In Memoriam

Jeffrey S. Augenstein, M.D., Ph.D.1948–2012

Telemedicine and medicine in general mourn the loss of a

great and brilliant figure with the death of Jeff Augenstein.

He did not die after a long illness but rather in full en-

gagement in his career of discovery at a meeting in Cali-

fornia. Dr. Augenstein was professor of surgery and director of the

William Lehman Injury Research Center at the University of Miami’s

Miller School of Medicine.

Dr. Augenstein, a graduate of the Miller School, served the school

for 38 years. He was a constant source of expertise for the Army

Trauma Training Center in Miami, the Telemedicine and Advanced

Technology Research Center at Ft. Detrick, and the U.S. Congress. His

expertise was also sought after by the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention relative to automobile crashes.

He was an extraordinary contributor in his field of trauma and

was crucial to the creation of the Ryder Trauma Center in Miami,

which he directed for years. He took the leadership role in pre-

paring medical personnel for Operation Enduring Freedom in Af-

ghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq. His was the

program that got them ready for the almost unimaginable chal-

lenges just ahead of them in deployment. Jeff understood the need

and in his huge generosity, educational expertise, and intellect

could teach and prepare young surgeons for those horrific chal-

lenges. Dr. Augenstein vigorously pursued the potential of effec-

tive information management through seamless data capture in

the chaos of battle and sharing of that information by tele-

medicine. He had a huge understanding of the need for just-in-

time information for the battlefield to make cool decisions in the

heat of conflict.

Dr. Augenstein took the lessons learned as a trauma surgeon and

scientist from the strife of the streets of Miami to the battlefields and

to the disaster of the earthquake in Haiti. His discoveries, his legion of

trainees, his team in Miami, and his publications will continue to

teach us and inform our struggle in what he cared about so much in

alleviating the human loss and suffering of trauma. Jeff, the tele-

medicine community salutes you and acknowledges the great loss we

all feel by your premature departure.

—Ronald C. Merrell, M.D., and Charles R. Doarn, M.B.A.

Editors-in-Chief

DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2012.9995 ª M A R Y A N N L I E B E R T , I N C . � VOL. 18 NO. 3 � APRIL 2012 TELEMEDICINE and e-HEALTH 165