Louisville Orthopedic Surgeon Martin Gordon Schiller Dies at 82

Martin Gordon Schiller, M.D., 82, a retired orthopedic surgeon in Louisville, Kentucky, passed away on April 4, 2023, from heart failure.

He served the Louisville community as an orthopedic surgeon for more than 40 years. He had a private practice and surgical privileges at Baptist Hospital East, Jewish Hospital, Norton Audubon Hospital and Norton Hospital. He was also a Fellow in the Royal College of Surgeons in Canada

Schiller received his medical degree from the University of Toronto Medical School in 1964, and then did an orthopedic surgery internship at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto between 1965 and 1966. He then moved to the United States and completed an orthopedic surgical residency at the University of Illinois in Chicago from 1966 to 1970.

Schiller was board certified in orthopedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and was licensed to practice medicine in Kentucky through 2017.

When he wasn’t in the operating room, he enjoyed being outdoors, canoeing, fishing and wilderness camping with his family up north. He also loved to play squash.

“He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, son, uncle, and friend. He will forever be remembered for his humor, love of life, and his passion to help others heal,” his family wrote. Schiller also “occasionally fibbed about the size of his fish, and then there were bears,” they joked.

Schiller is survived by his wife, Patti, children, Jodi, Lara, Adam and his grandchildren Isaac and Leah.