Worlds oldest doctor dies at 114

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Denmark began her practice in Atlanta in 1931 and continued until her retirement in 2001.

04 April,2012 08:59 pm

Denmark became the first resident physician at Henrietta Egleston Hospital for Children in Atlanta when it opened in 1928, said her grandson, Steven Hutcherson of Atlanta. She also admitted the first patient at the hospital, now part of Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta.She loved helping children, and it showed in the way she would turn to the next family waiting to see her, Hutcherson said.She would say, Who is the next little angel?, he said.Denmark began her paediatrics practice in her home in Atlanta in 1931 and continued until her retirement in 2001. That year, she earned the distinction of being the worlds oldest practicing physician, said Robert Young, senior consultant for gerontology for Guinness World Records. She was also the worlds fourth-oldest living person when she died, Young said.Throughout her career, she always kept her office in or near her home, where children and their parents would show up at all hours in need of care, family members said.