David A. McGuire, M.D.

1943-2015

Life Alaska Donor Services, Founder

 

Dr. David A. McGuire was an innovative physician, community activist, philanthropist, pilot and founder of Life Alaska Donor Services.

Dr. McGuire, in collaboration with three other local orthopedic surgeons, established Life Alaska in 1991 as the first Alaska non-profit tissue recovery organization. Under his leadership, Life Alaska has become a flagship donation organization that allows Alaskans to help Alaskans by making surgical tissues available for local transplantation. With Dr. McGuire’s guidance and Life Alaska’s management, the Alaska Donor Registry was established. The Alaska Donor Registry has gained the distinction of being one of the most successful donor registries in the nation where individuals can register their donation decision (www.AlaskaDonorRegistry.org).

Dr. McGuire remained on Life Alaska’s Board of Directors, and was an advocate of organ and tissue donation until his passing in 2015.