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The late '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''', {{MD}}, ({{LifeData|1923-06-14|2021-12-20}}), was a Jewish medical doctor and advocate of male [[circumcision]].
 
The late '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''', {{MD}}, ({{LifeData|1923-06-14|2021-12-20}}), was a Jewish medical doctor and advocate of male [[circumcision]].
  
 
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Gerald Weiss was born in New Orleans, {{USSC|LA}}, on 14 June 1923 was most likely [[Brit Milah| circumcised]] on the eighth day.
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Gerald Weiss was born in New Orleans, {{USSC|LA}}, on 14 June 1923 and was most likely [[Brit Milah| circumcised]] on the eighth day in accordance with the [[Abrahamic covenant]]. He graduated [https://medicine.tulane.edu/ Tulane Medical School] in 1945.
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He graduated [https://medicine.tulane.edu/ Tulane Medical School] in 1945.
 
  
 
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Weiss's military career took him to Washington, {{USSC|DC}}, where he met and married Elaine Judith Bressler in 1948. They had three children.
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Weiss's military career took him to Washington, {{USSC|DC}}, where he met and married Elaine Judith Bressler in 1948. They had three children. The Weiss family were strong believers in [[Judaism]].
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The Weisses moved to northern Colorado after his retirement where he helped to start [https://templeorhadash.org/ Temple Or Hadash].<ref>{{REFweb
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Weiss died in northern Colorado on 20 December 2021 at the age of 98 years.
  
 
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Weiss joined the United States Army as an aviation medical officer in 1945. Later he practiced medicine for about 25 years as a general surgeon in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Later he joined the [https://www.airforce.com/ United States Air Force] as a Flight Surgeon with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
  
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As with many other [[circumcised doctors]], Weiss was an advocate of child [[circumcision]]. Weiss et al. (1993) speculated that the [[Langerhans cells]] in the [[prepuce]] may serve as a portal-of-entry for [[HIV]] infection.<ref name="weiss1993">{{REFjournal
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}}</ref> Unfortunately, Weiss's false claims published in an Israeli medical journal served to buttress the equally false claims of [[Aaron J. Fink]] and give them an appearance of credibility they did not deserve and set the foundation for the three African randomized controlled trials that erroneously and falsely promoted male circumcision as a preventative for HIV infection,<ref name="boyle2011">{{BoyleGJ HillG 2011}}</ref> and eventually lead to [[PEPFAR]].
 
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* [https://www.vesseyfuneralservice.com/obituary/Gerald-Weiss Gerald N. Weiss Obituary]
 
* [https://www.vesseyfuneralservice.com/obituary/Gerald-Weiss Gerald N. Weiss Obituary]

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Gerald N. Weiss

The late Gerald N. Weiss, M.D.[a 1], (14 June 1923 – 20 December 2021), was a Jewish medical doctor and advocate of male circumcision.

Early life

Gerald Weiss was born in New Orleans, LA, on 14 June 1923 and was most likely circumcised on the eighth day in accordance with the Abrahamic covenant. He graduated Tulane Medical School in 1945.

Adult life

Weiss's military career took him to Washington, DC, where he met and married Elaine Judith Bressler in 1948. They had three children. The Weiss family were strong believers in Judaism.

The Weisses moved to northern Colorado after his retirement where he helped to start Temple Or Hadash.[1]

Weiss died in northern Colorado on 20 December 2021 at the age of 98 years.

Professional life

Weiss joined the United States Army as an aviation medical officer in 1945. Later he practiced medicine for about 25 years as a general surgeon in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Later he joined the United States Air Force as a Flight Surgeon with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

As with many other circumcised doctors, Weiss was an advocate of child circumcision. Weiss et al. (1993) speculated that the Langerhans cells in the prepuce may serve as a portal-of-entry for HIV infection.[2] Unfortunately, Weiss's false claims published in an Israeli medical journal served to buttress the equally false claims of Aaron J. Fink and give them an appearance of credibility they did not deserve and set the foundation for the three African randomized controlled trials that erroneously and falsely promoted male circumcision as a preventative for HIV infection,[3] and eventually lead to PEPFAR.

Publications

  • REFjournal Weiss GN. Neonatal circumcision. South Med J. October 1985; 78(10): 1198-200. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  • REFjournal Weiss GN, Sanders M, Westbrook KC. The distribution and density of Langerhans cells in the human prepuce: site of a diminished immune response?. Isr J Med Sci. January 1993; 20(1): 42-3. PMID. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  • REFjournal Weiss GN, Weiss EB. A perspective on controversies over neonatal circumcision. Clin Pediatr (Phila). December 1994; 33(12): 726-30. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 28 October 2022.

See also

External links

Abbreviations

  1. ↑ REFweb Doctor of Medicine, Wikipedia. Retrieved 14 June 2021. In the United Kingdom, Ireland and some Commonwealth countries, the abbreviation MD is common.

References

  1. ↑ REFweb Our History, Temple Or Hadash. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  2. ↑ REFjournal Weiss GN, Sanders M, Westbrook KC. The distribution and density of Langerhans cells in the human prepuce: site of a diminished immune response?. Isr J Med Sci. January 1993; 20(1): 42-3. PMID. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  3. ↑ REFjournal Boyle GJ, Hill G. Sub-Saharan African randomised clinical trials into male circumcision and HIV transmission: Methodological, ethical and legal concerns PDF. Thompson Reuter. December 2011; 19(2): 316-34. PMID. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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