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Division of Medical Humanities Faculty
Faculty in NYU Langone's Division of Medical Humanities view healthcare and medical education through the prism of the humanistic disciplines.
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David M. Oshinsky, PhD
Director, Division of Medical Humanities
Professor, Department of Medicine
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Felice B. Aull, PhD
Founder and Editor Emeritus, Literature, Arts, and Medicine Database
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
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Stephen Bergman, MD, PhD ("Samuel Shem")
Clinical Professor, Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry
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Lucy Bruell, MS
Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine
Editor, Literature, Arts, and Medicine Database
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Stanley B. Burns, MD
Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine
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Barron H. Lerner, MD, PhD
Professor, Departments of Medicine and Population Health
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Jerome Lowenstein, MD
Director, Humanistic Aspects of Medical Education Program
Firm Chief and Professor, Department of Medicine
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Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD
Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine
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Ruth Oratz, MD
Firm Chief and Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine
Facilitator, Humanistic Aspects of Medical Education Program