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Medicine's Krishan Chandar reflects on the legacy of Howard Tucker

Media | January 15, 2026 | Story by: Editorial Staff

A life well-lived: The remarkable legacy of Dr. Howard Tucker

Medscape: Krishan Chandar, associate professor at the School of Medicine, discussed the legacy of Cleveland neurologist Howard Tucker, former professor and the world’s oldest practicing physician, who recently died at 103. Chandar remembered Tucker as kind, intellectually generous and deeply engaged, saying his lifelong physical and mental activity “kept him young” and set “a good example for many others.”

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