Ephraim Engleman - My Century

In My Century ($19.95), Dr. Ephraim Engleman, age 102, takes a look backward at his very long life, one in which music and medicine intertwined at every step. He never became the celebrated violinist his mother wished for, but instead became America s preeminent rheumatologist and someone in whose honor two Stradivari violins are named. He continues living with astonishing vitality: seeing patients, playing chamber music, putting on amateur musical productions, comparing violins with Itzhak Perlman, and directing the Rosalind Russell-Ephraim P. Engleman Medical Research Center for Arthritis at UC San Francisco.

For 60 years, Engleman has been a member of the Family Club, a prestigious social club. He writes musical biographies of composers like George Gershwin and Jerome Kern, which are performed in the club's outdoor theater. Last year, Engleman received the Gold Medal from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is also a recipient of the Presidential Gold Medal from the American College of Rheumatology and UCSF's Medal of Honor, the institution's highest honor.

 

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