Anthony Federico DePalma (October 12, 1904 – April 6, 2005) was an
orthopedic
Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics ( alternatively spelt orthopaedics), is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal ...
surgeon,
humanitarian, and teacher at
Thomas Jefferson University
Thomas Jefferson University is a private research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Established in its earliest form in 1824, the university officially combined with Philadelphia University in 2017. To signify its heritage, the univer ...
, as well as the founder of the orthopedic department at
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) was a state-run health sciences institution of New Jersey, United States.
It was founded as the Seton Hall College of Medicine and Dentistry in 1954, and by the 1980s was both a majo ...
.
References
External links
Obituary in the Philadelphia Inquirer
* ttp://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sunsentinel/obituary.aspx?n=anthony-f-depalma&pid=3391770 Sun-Sentinel obituary
1904 births
2005 deaths
American orthopedic surgeons
American centenarians
Men centenarians
Physicians from Philadelphia
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey faculty
University of Maryland, College Park alumni
Jefferson Medical College alumni
Thomas Jefferson University faculty
United States Navy personnel of World War II
United States Navy Medical Corps officers
20th-century surgeons
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