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    Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Mourns the Passing of Joanne C. Smith, MD, President & CEO
    Sep 7, 2021

    Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Mourns the Passing of Joanne C. Smith, MD, President & CEO

    Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago), today announced that AbilityLab’s president and CEO, Joanne C. Smith, MD, has died following treatment for cancer.

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