Johns Hopkins Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Gerhard Schmeisser Dies

Gerhard Schmeisser, MD, a retired orthopedic surgeon and professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, has passed away, according to a Baltimore Sun report.

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Dr. Schmeisser earned his medical degree from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 1953 after fulfilling his military service in Germany following the Second World War.

In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Schmeisser helped form a CARE Medico team for Jordanian refugees and was an innovator in artificial-limb technology, among his other accomplishments. He retired in 1991.

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