RT Journal
T1 Melvin Jahss, MD 1921-2009
JF The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
JO The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
YR 2009
FD October 1
VO 91
IS 10
SP 2535
OP 2535
DO 10.2106/JBJS.I.00955
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.I.00955
AB 
Born in New York in 1921, Dr. Jahss was the son of an orthopaedic surgeon who was on the faculty of the Hospital for Joint Diseases. He attended New York University Medical College, graduating in 1943. He then enlisted in the United States Navy and served in China during World War II. On completion of his military obligations, in 1947, he returned to New York to enter the orthopaedic residency program at the Hospital for Joint Diseases. During residency, he received the gold medal from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons for researching 450 cases of slipped capital femoral epiphysis, which at that time was an often misdiagnosed condition of the hip. After completion of his residency in 1951, Dr. Jahss served as a medical officer in the Korean War. On his return, he succeeded Paul Lapidus, MD, as the Chief of the Foot and Ankle Service at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, a position he held until his retirement in 1997. In 1970, he established one of the first fellowships in foot and ankle reconstructive surgery in the United States.