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# Walter D. Dishell, M.D.

Writer. Born 16 July 1939 in Detroit, Michigan.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 16 July 1939, Detroit, Michigan

## Biography

Walter D. Dishell, M.D. is an American otolaryngologist and plastic surgeon who has worked as a medical consultant and writer for television. He trained in plastic surgery at UCLA after medical school at the University of Michigan.

Dishell served as medical advisor on the series *M*A*S*H* for its full run from 1972 to 1983, advising on 251 episodes to ensure period-accurate depictions of Korean War military medicine. He co-wrote the 1979 episode *Life Time* with Alan Alda.

He has also acted as medical advisor or consultant on series including *Medical Center*, *Trapper John, M.D.* and *Knots Landing*, and worked as medical reporter for NBC News from 1983 to 1985.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *M*A*S*H* (1972), Fi1m 85, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md)

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