Dr. Rene Cailliet: Advancing the field of musculoskeletal medicine by making the complicated understandable

摘要

The 2 words that best describe internationally renowned physician, lecturer, and author Dr Rene Cailliet are gentleman and educator. His name is familiar to 3 generations of phys-iatrists and many other health care professionals. Many have used the textbooks on painful musculoskeletal conditions that he authored as foundational texts in their training and throughout their careers. Many have benefited directly from his mentorship and teaching. He had a special ability to make complex medical conditions understandable. For many, attending his lectures or reading his books was a first contact with a physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) physician. Through his writing and his mentorship, his work lives on, long after his retirement.