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In this interview Dr. Carl Braun relates stories of his small-town New Jersey upbringing, his time at Harvard, where he was pre-med but majored in political theory, because he wanted a broader undergrad experience, and where he enjoyed swimming, working at the radio station and rowing crew. He relates the stories about meeting and dating his future wife, Norma, and describes their growing relationship and marriage while he was in school in PA, and she was in NYC. He tells many stories about hospital life, interacting with colleagues, and other experiences, his outside interests in gardening, tennis, fishing, reading aloud to Norma while she cooks, and his thoughts on the various mergers St. Luke’s has endured over the years. He mentions several name of outstanding colleagues including, Houston Merritt , MD, Eppy [Edward Patterson] Childs (cardiology), A. Loomis Bell (pulmonology), Miles Schwartz (cardiology), Jack [John F.] Bertles, (hematology), Peter Holt (gastroenterology), Seiichi Shimomura (cardiology), and Sam Thomas (neurology).

Braun, Carl

In this interview Dr. Carl Braun relates more details of his small-town New Jersey upbringing, his summer jobs picking berries or working for a burial vault company, and his relationship with character of his father and mother. He reviews his choices for college, his time at second-choice Harvard, where his aptitude tests showed negatively for science, yet he was pre-med, and worked very hard in those class. He majored in political theory, and discusses some of his non-science based classes. He tells many stories about hospital life, his time as resident (includes details on salaries, at that time), interacting with colleagues, and adventures working at various hospitals in Harlem and in the Bronx.

Braun, Carl