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J. Donald M. Gass, MD (1928-2005)
Arch Ophthalmol. 2005;123:1023.
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Well known to the world of ophthalmology, J. Donald M. Gass died of pancreatic cancer on February 26, 2005, at his home in Nashville, Tenn, with his beloved family at his side. His career in and knowledge of chorioretinal diseases was unparalleled in the history of ophthalmology.
Dr Gass, the son of a physician, was born on Prince Edward Island, Canada, in 1928 and subsequently moved to Nashville. He received his BA degree from Vanderbilt University in 1953 and spent the next 3 years as a line officer in the US Navy during the Korean War. He graduated from Vanderbilt Medical School in 1957, ranked first in his class. After interning at the University of Iowa, he pursued his career in ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute of Johns Hopkins University (1958-1961). He continued his education in ocular pathology under the direction of Lorenz Zimmerman, MD, at the Armed Forces . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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Harry W. Flynn, Jr, MD;
Victor T. Curtin, MD
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