Oliver Sacks

July 9, 1933 – August 30, 2015

Neurologist, Author, and Teacher
A witty and empathetic neurologist who chronicled his work with patients’ obscure disorders, Sacks is referred to as the “Poet Laureate of Medicine.” He lived at 2 Horatio Street between Eighth and Greenwich Avenues.

Narrated by Wyn Harmon

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