Dr. Lester Warren Martin

Dr. Martin performed an appendectomy on me in 1964. I believe that, in doing this, he saved my life. Thank you, Dr. Martin!

In 1974, when I was almost 9, Dr. Martin left his Thanksgiving dinner to rush to me because I was a code blue emergency patient with a severed hand cut through the nerves and arteries. I was at my Grandmothers house, and visiting with my GreatAunt who lived upstairs. We had finished dinner and were waiting for "The Waltons" to start. My aunt offered me a 7up, the kind in the thick green glass bottles. This was such a treat for me, especially since I only had milk at the dinner...

My condolences to the family of Dr. Martin. I know he will be dearly missed. I was honored to have had the opportunity to work with Dr. Martin at Chidlren's Hospital, as a RN, for about 6 years. His first priority was always patient care, and he expected all the staff to uphold high standards of care for all patients. In this regard, he taught me so many lessons. In addition, to having the privilege of working with Dr. Martin, my family benefited from his talents when my sister, at age...

Thank you for all that you have done for so many

I am so sadden to hear about Dr. Martins passing. I want to express my deepest sympathy to his family first of all. He was such an incredible man who had a heart of gold taking care of his patients. I was so lucky to be one of them and he saved my life. I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis at the age of 19 and suffered for many years. I was so sick that other doctors told me I was going to die because my body couldn't take much more. My Mother had heard of a doctor at Children's...

Dear Family of Lester Martin,

I am but one of the countless people who exist because of Dr. Martin. I was born in 1958 with spinal bifida. He operated on me at least 30 times, until I was 18 years old. I adored him, as did my mother (who worked at Children's for two of his colleagues, Dr. Warkany and Dr. Sabin). I have a memoir coming out this fall (Golem Girl, via Penguin/Random House) that talks about Dr. Martin and my time growing up in the hospital. I would be pleased to send...

Dr. Martin saved our wonderful daughter's life in 1972, and she in turn now has 5 delightful children. We are all eternally grateful for his medical expertise. Also, he was so gracious in explaining all aspects of the surgery to us in advance...to put our minds at ease. He was an incredible person! Our heartfelt sympathy to his family.

My deepest sympathies to his family. He saved my Son's life in 1981 and I am forever grateful to him. Rest in Peace and thank you for all that you did for us and the families at Cincinnati Children's Hospital.