A well-known American foot and ankle surgeon was hit and killed by a motorcycle on the streets of Bangkok recently.
Dr. Ian Furness, from Wisconsin, was vacationing in Bangkok and walking down a street on Nov. 23 when he was hit by a hit-and-run motorcycle, according to the Fon du Lac Reporter.
Furness founded the Family Foot Clinic in Fon du Lac, Wisconsin in 1984.
According to the clinic’s website, Furness graduated from Marquette University and earned a doctorate in 1980 from the Illinois College of Podiatric Medicine in Chicago.
During medical school, Furness was selected for a United States Air Force medical scholarship. Upon completing his residency, Furness entered the Air Force and served for three years as director of foot clinics in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia.
He was an active member of the Wisconsin Society of Podiatric Medicine and served as its president from 1991-93. He was appointed by the Governor to serve a third term on the Podiatry Affiliated Credentialing Board for the State of Wisconsin. At the time of his death, he was serving as board chair.
