Anthony F. DePalma

Anthony F. DePalma (October 12, 1904 – April 6, 2005) was an American orthopedic surgeon and professor at Thomas Jefferson University, as well as the founder of the orthopedic department at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. DePalma was a commander in the US Navy during World War II, an author of numerous medical manuscripts and textbooks, and the creator and first editor-in-chief of the medical journal Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.

Early life and career Anthony F. DePalma was born October 12, 1904, in Philadelphia to Italian immigrant parents from Alberona, Province of Foggia. He attended Central High School, studied for his bachelor's degree at the University of Maryland, and received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Jefferson Medical College in 1929. During his time there, he established a Ph.D. in anatomy,

He spent his retirement writing several novels, including some medical mysteries, which went unpublished at the time of his death. He did not show his novels to Brian, saying he would "steal my ideas and make them into movies."

DePalma died April 6, 2005, of congestive heart failure at North Broward Hospital near his home in Pompano Beach. He was 100 years old. His funeral was held April 9 at Assumption Catholic Church in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida.