Obituary for Robert G. Addison, MD

Gifted physician, surgeon, researcher, teacher and sculptor Robert George Addison died peacefully with his wife Beverly at his side, surrounded by family in Bradenton, Florida, on March 15, 2012. He was 90. Dr. Robert G. Addison served at the Northwestern University Medical School since 1953 as clinical professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and later, in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. Dr. Addison maintained an active private practice as an orthopedic surgeon until joining the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago as a full-time staff member in 1974. At the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC), Dr. Addison has served as medical director, chief of …