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Published on: August 15, 2019
Victor McKusick: Father of Medical Genetics and his Impact on Orthopaedics
Majd Marrache1, Paul D Sponseller1
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Abstract:
Victor McKusick, an iconic figure in medicine and considered the founding father of medical genetics, lived an exemplary life bound to inspire others. As a geneticist, McKusick was heavily involved in the Human Genome Project and the development of the widely used Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man. As a researcher and prolific writer, he published more than 700 research articles, reviews, and books. McKusick educated and inspired thousands of students, doctors, and scientists while performing landmark studies in hereditary disorders and skeletal dysplasias. This brief history describes the life of Dr. Victor McKusick and his tremendous impact on orthopaedic surgery. (Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances 33(2):068-071, 2024).
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