Leon Root

Dr. Leon Root is the former Chief of Pediatric Orthopaedics at the Hospital for Special Surgery.^[1] 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.^[2]

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

References

1. ^ Hufford, Susan; Zaslow, Michael (2005-09). Not That Man Anymore: A Message from Michael. iUniverse. p. 95. ISBN 9780595340507. http://books.google.com/books?id=2cTq4JriiKAC&pg=PA95. Retrieved 1 May 2011. 
2. ^ Fitzgibbons, Ruth Miller (October 31, 1977). "Visible Means of Support". New York Magazine. http://books.google.com/books?id=pOgCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA65&dq=%22Leon+Root%22&hl=en&ei=2tK9TcjsKo24sAPI6ZzaBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFoQ6AEwCTgK#v=onepage&q=%22Leon%20Root%22&f=false. Retrieved 1 May 2011. 

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