Leon Root
Leon Root was the former Chief of Pediatric Orthopaedics at the Hospital for Special Surgery. He was President of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine in 1988. Dr. Root wrote the popular "No More Aching Back" in 1992. He died at the age of 86 in September 2015.
Education
- MD, New York Medical College, New [York, New York], US
- Fellowship, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, US
Selected awards
- President American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine 1988
- Chairman Orthopaedic Section of New York [Academy of Medicine]
Selected writings
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