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On Professor Robert Lipschitz, MB, ChB, PhD(Med), FRCS(Edin) and the Spinal Cord Injury Service, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Professor Robert Lipschitz, MB, ChB, PhD(Med), FRCS(Edin) was a pioneer who established the Spinal Cord Injury Unit, at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. A brief description of his academic and clinical accomplishments is given.

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  2. Member of the Lancet Commission on Medicine, Nazism and The Holocaust, Pobox 2342, Savyon, 5653000, Israel

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Ohry, A. On Professor Robert Lipschitz, MB, ChB, PhD(Med), FRCS(Edin) and the Spinal Cord Injury Service, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. Spinal Cord Ser Cases 10, 34 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41394-024-00645-2

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