Anthony Federico DePalma (October 12, 1904 – April 6, 2005) was an orthopedic surgeon, humanitarian, and teacher at Thomas Jefferson University, as well as the founder of the orthopedic department at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. References External links Obituary in the Philadelphia Inquirer Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery: History Sun-Sentinel obituary 1904 births 2005 deaths American orthopedic surgeons American centenarians Men centenarians Physicians from Philadelphia University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey faculty University of Maryland, College Park alumni Jefferson Medical College alumni Thomas Jefferson University faculty United States Navy personnel of World War II United States Navy Medical Corps officers 20th-century surgeons