Harold Frost

Harold M. Frost (1921 – 19 June 2004) was an US-American orthopedist and surgeon considered to be one of the most important researchers and theorists in the field of bone biology and bone medicine of his time.[1][2][3] He published nearly 500 peer-reviewed scientific and clinical articles and 16 Books and is according to the Science Citation Index one of the most cited investigators in skeletal research.[1]

Life

He received his medical degree from Geisel School of Medicine and Feinberg School of Medicine in 1945. He then did his surgical internship in Worcester, Massachusetts . During this time he was Officer in the Naval Medical Corps from 1946-1948. He then did his residency in Orthopedic Surgery in Buffalo General and Children's Hospital, NY from 1948 to 1953. In 1955, he became an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Yale School of Medicine . He eventually moved to Detroit at Henry Ford Hospital where he became the founder and Director of the Orthopedic Research Laboratory. He remained the director until 1973 and also took on the Chairman position of the department from 1966 until 1972. .

During his time at the Henry Ford Hospital, Dr. Frost made many breakthroughs, which changed the paradigm of bone biology.

Career

His main academic inputs included:[1]

Books by Harold M. Frost

References

  1. 1 2 3 Turner C, Burr D, Jee WS, Smith S, Recker RR, Axelrod DW, Takahashi HE, Villanueva AR, High WB, Martin RB, Parfitt AM: Tribute to Harold M. Frost M.D., J Musculoskel Neuron Interact 2004; 4(4):348-356, PMID 15758257
  2. Recker RR: In Memoriam: Harold M. Frost, M.D., Dr.Sc. Hon., orthopedist, Bone. 2004 Sep;35(3):581, PMID 15729783
  3. Jee WS: Harold M. Frost, M.D., D.Sc. (hon) - one man's association, J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2006 Apr-Jun;6(2):113-21, PMID 16849819

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