Dr. Robert G. Ojemann

I just learned of Dr. Ojemann's death and wanted to say how grateful I have been for the excellent care he gave me in 1974 when he removed a very large neurofibroma from my cauda equina. I still am practicing general and vascular surgery in western Massachusetts at age 78 thanks to his superb neurosurgical skill. I have always been very thankful and grateful for his saving my surgical career.

I have known Bob Ojemann since childhood, and we went through school, including college, together. A few years ago he was very helpful when I was looking for a neurosurgeon to remove a tumor from my son's pituitary gland. I never met his children and met his wife, Jean, just once, but I wish them the best in recovering from their loss.

I have just learnt that Dr. Ojemann passed away. I am truly sorry. I knew him when I needed a neurosurgey operation. I am a MD myself, and was a former fellow at the Harvard Medical School. Some colleagues recommended me the most talented neurosurgeon in the Harvard hospitals. I visited him in his office and gave me, in the most friendly way, the bad news. It could be very difficult to save my hearing. A few days later, I sent him a FAX and asked if there could be some other doctor in the...

Dr. Ojemann is credited by me and my family for saving my life in 1991. He removed a serious brain tumor and changed my life forever. My parents were so profoundly moved by his graciousness and skill that they had a proclamation declared in the Texas legislature. Dr. Ojemann being the truly humble man that he was, could not understand why we would do such a thing. I clearly remember him asking me that. I told him that Texans just did everything big and with a flourish! He will be greatly...

I am just reading this notice on Sunday, April 25th. I have had "OJ" on my mind for several weeks, totally unaware that he had been ill. Today, I decided I would seek a way to let him know how very grateful I am to him for the years I spent as his scrub nurse in the mid-70's. He was truly the epitomy of what a physician ought to be. He modeled for the many who followed humility and compassion for each person he treated. It was truly an honor to work for/with him. My brother died Dec. 3rd of...

I never knew Dr. Ojemann personally, but he impacted my life greatly by saving my dad's life back in 1976. My condolences go out to the family during this difficult time.

Today, while talking to my brother-in-law, who was severely brain injured in a car accident in 1968, he mentioned that he remembered the name of his surgeon at MGH. This man saved his life! On a lark, I Googled the name only to discover that Dr Ojemann had just passed. I would like his family to know that the16 year old boy from New Hampshire, who was rushed to MGH in October of 1968 with a crushed skull as a result of an auto accident, has led a full life and he just celebrated his 58th...