5 things to know about the world’s ‘oldest practicing physician’

Howard Tucker, MD, a neurologist in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, is the oldest practicing physician in the world, according to a March 24 report by Ideastream Public Media.

Here are five things to know about Dr. Tucker and his lifelong career in medicine:

1. In 2021, Guinness World Records informed Dr. Tucker that he would be recognized as the oldest practicing physician in the world.

2. Dr. Tucker later went viral when his grandson, Austin Tucker, recorded and posted videos of him to Tik Tok making jokes and sharing advice.

3. In 1960, Dr. Tucker had a brush with fame when he saved the lives of two young sisters who had mysteriously fallen into comas. According to...

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