Martin Dobelle

Martin Dobelle (December 25, 1906 - August 11, 1986) was an American orthopedic surgeon and medical examiner, based in Massachusetts.

Early life and education Dobelle was born in New York City and raised in Brooklyn, the son of Harry and Ida Kaplan Dobelle. He attended Boys High School, and received a track and field scholarship to and graduated from Fordham University in 1926 where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. After working in a Brooklyn pharmacy for two years, he studied medicine at the University of Ghent in Belgium, where he received his medical degree in 1934. He served internships and residencies at various American hospitals, including Boston City Hospital, and held teaching fellowships at both Tufts University and Harvard University.

Career Dobelle opened a practice in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, in 1939. and had two sons, William H. Dobelle and Evan Dobelle. His wife died in 1979. He died in 1986, at the age of 79, in New York City.