Duty of care: Dr Leila Denmark kept working as a doctor until she was 103 The world's oldest doctor, who retired when she was 103-years-old after 70 years of practicing medicine, has died. Dr Leila Denmark was 114 when she passed away at her home last Sunday in Athens, Georgia. Dr Denmark became the first resident physician at Henrietta Egleston Hospital for Children in Atlanta when it opened in 1928, said her grandson Steven Hutcherson. She also admitted the first patient at the hospital which was now part of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. She loved helping children and it showed in the way she would turn to the next family waiting to see her, according to Mr Hutcherson.
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Dr Leila Denmark only retired when she was 103 after keeping her practice open for 70 years
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Doctor was fourth oldest living person when she died last weekend at home in Athens, Georgia
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