Early Life and Education
Ludmerer grew up in Long Beach, California, where his father was an ophthalmologist. Interested in medicine from an early age, he received a bachelor's degree in history and science from Harvard University in 1968. He received a master's degree in history of medicine from The Johns Hopkins University in 1971, followed by an M.D. in 1973. His first book was a study of eugenics, published while he completed his junior rotation in pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University. Upon his graduation, Ludmerer became an instructor at Washington University.
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