Michael Gary Ehrlich ’60

Michael Gary Ehrlich ’60, M.D.—a pioneering and beloved orthopedic surgeon, teacher, father, and friend—passed away peacefully on July 21 at his home in Providence, Rhode Island. Born and raised in the Bronx, New York, he was a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science. He graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth at the age of 19. He then attended medical school at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, from which he graduated Alpha Omega Alpha. After starting his career in New York City, he moved in 1972 to Massachusetts, where he served as chief of pediatric orthopedics at Massachusetts General Hospital and an associate professor at Harvard Medical School for 18 years. For the next three decades he served as the Vincent Zecchino Professor and chairman of orthopedics at Brown University and Rhode Island and Miriam hospitals. He was known for his tireless work ethic, signature bow ties, wry sense of humor, and love of sailing. His legacy will live on through the countless students he mentored and the numerous medical teaching and research facilities that bear his name. The Michael G. Ehrlich, M.D., Fund for Orthopedic Research has been established to support his lifelong passion and commitment to medicine. His wife of 50 years, Nancy, predeceased him. He is survived by sons Christopher ’92 and Tim.