Augustus White

Dr. Augustus A. White is a scientist who has distinguished himself on several fronts, most notably orthopaedics. He was the Orthopaedic Surgeon-in-Chief at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston for thirteen years. Today he is the Ellen and Melvin Gordon Distinguished Professor of Medical Education, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Professor Emeritus of the Harvard/MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. He is former Master of the Oliver Wendell Holmes Society, HMS.

Dr. White's interest in orthopaedics stemmed from his experiences in athletics, first at Northfield Mount Hermon School where he was captain of the wrestling team and is in the Athletic Hall of Fame, and then at Brown University where he was a Varsity Athlete in Football and Lacrosse. A star athlete as well as a scholar, he became fascinated by orthopaedic treatment of sports injuries and specialized in orthopaedic surgery. Dr. White attended Stanford Medical School where he served as student body President. It was at Stanford that he became interested in the problem of back pain. Following graduation, he honed his skills at University of Michigan Medical Center as an intern, then at Presbyterian Medical Center, San Francisco where he was a general surgery resident. Dr. White went to Yale Medical Center, where he completed his orthopaedic residency. He then joined the US Army Medical Corps and served for two years. Following this he studied at the University of Gothenburg and at the Karolinska Institute, where he obtained a PhD for research on the biomechanics of the spine.

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