TU Mourns Loss of Longtime Team Physician Dr. George Mauerman

TULSA, Okla. –– Longtime University of Tulsa Team Physician George S. Mauerman, M.D., passed away on Sunday at his home in Tulsa. He was 86. Mauerman has been "family" at The University of Tulsa for over 50 years.

A celebration of Dr. George Mauerman's Life is being planned. Details will be forthcoming.

Since 1970, Mauerman has dedicated himself to the student-athletes of The University of Tulsa as a team physician, using his role to bring exceptional medical and moral support to the program while setting a model standard for the practice of sports medicine.

"We're saddened upon learning today of the passing of Dr. George Mauerman. 'Doc' has been synonymous with TU Athletics on the benches, sidelines, and training rooms providing care for thousands of TU student-athletes for over five decades. No other universities student-athletes were better cared for and provided for than Golden Hurricane athletes were under Dr. Mauerman, a TU icon," said Tulsa's VP & Director of Athletics Rick Dickson.

"We will be forever appreciative and grateful for his service and dedication to TU and our student-athletes. 'Doc' will be greatly missed. We extend our sincere condolences to Dr. Mauerman's family and colleagues."

Mauerman truly loved TU. "Dad loved TU and always felt that the university was a big part of his family," said son Bill.

Mauerman graduated Magna Cum Laude from Vanderbilt University in 1959, then completed his medical degree at the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. When duty called, he served as a captain in the U.S. Air Force from 1965-67, stationed at March Air Base in California. He received the Surgeon General Award on discharge. Mauerman completed an orthopedic residency at the prestigious Campbell Clinic in Memphis, Tennessee. He arrived in Tulsa in 1970 after being hired by the founding members of the Eastern Oklahoma Orthopedic Center.

During his career, Mauerman has amassed many professional distinctions and awards. He was a founding member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and was inducted into the halls of fame of the Oklahoma Athletic Trainers' Association (2000), Saint Francis Health Systems (2004) and Holland Hall High School (2007).

Mauerman was awarded the Thomas Brady Award in 2000 by the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine. In 2004, he received the J. Paschal Twyman Service Award from The University of Tulsa and the Tulsa World J.V. Haney Service Award. He was recognized in 2012 with the Saint Francis Distinguished Physician Award and was awarded honorary membership in the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) in 2015. In 2019. Mauerman received the TU Athletic Hall of Fame Order of Merit Award.

Dr. Mauerman established the Dr. George S. Mauerman Endowed Scholarship Fund for Athletic Training in 2001, and in 2019, he revised this program to extend beyond scholarships to support additional activities in the Athletic Training Program, including professional development opportunities and facility upgrades.

Mauerman received the ultimate honor when the sports medicine facility at The University of Tulsa was named the George S. Mauerman Sports Medicine Center in April 2013.

TU Mourns Loss of Longtime Team Physician Dr. George Mauerman

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