In Memoriam

Dale V Hoekstra, MD
- 2014

Dale V. Hoekstra was the only child of the late Professor and Mrs. Hoekstra. Educated in Highland Park Public Schools, Dale attended and graduated from The United States Air Force Academy. He went to medical school at Wayne State University, and then completed orthopaedic surgery residency at Beaumont Hospital. He completed his pediatric orthopaedic and spine fellowship at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.

Dr. Hoekstra practiced at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, later joining Rochester Hills Orthopedics. He relocated to the Carrie Tingly Pediatric Orthopedic Hospital in New Mexico in 2007. As medical director he continued his love and commitment of teaching and training medical students and residents the skills and compassion necessary to be successful and effective orthopedic surgeons. He leaves his wife Stephanie Hoekstra, his daughter Caroline and her husband, his grandchildren, and a host of colleagues, extended family and friends.