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'''Howard G. Bruenn''' (1905 – July 25, 1995) was an American medical doctor who served as |
'''Howard G. Bruenn''' (1905 – July 25, 1995) was an American medical doctor who served as [[Physician to the President]] and attended to President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] in the year before his death.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Roosevelt dies of stroke at Little White House|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1945/04/12/Roosevelt-dies-of-stroke-at-Little-White-House/6802441123641/|last=Smith|first=Merriman|date=April 12, 1945|access-date=February 4, 2022|agency=UPI}}</ref> |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Bruenn was born in [[Youngstown, Ohio]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Onishi|first=Norimitsu|date=August 2, 1995|title=Howard Bruenn, 90, Roosevelt's Doctor In Last Year of Life|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/02/obituaries/howard-bruenn-90-roosevelt-s-doctor-in-last-year-of-life.html|access-date=February 4, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He graduated from [[Columbia College (New York)|Columbia College]] in 1925 and [[Johns Hopkins School of Medicine]] in 1929.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite book|publisher=Columbia College (Columbia University)|url=http://archive.org/details/ldpd_12981092_002|title=Columbia College today|date=1955|location=New York, New York}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Howard G. Bruenn {{!}} Archives & Special Collections|url=https://www.library-archives.cumc.columbia.edu/obit/howard-g-bruenn|access-date=February 4, 2022|website=www.library-archives.cumc.columbia.edu}}</ref> He interned at [[Boston City Hospital]] and completed his residency at the [[Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons]].<ref name=":2" /> |
Bruenn was born in [[Youngstown, Ohio]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Onishi|first=Norimitsu|date=August 2, 1995|title=Howard Bruenn, 90, Roosevelt's Doctor In Last Year of Life|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/02/obituaries/howard-bruenn-90-roosevelt-s-doctor-in-last-year-of-life.html|access-date=February 4, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He graduated from [[Columbia College (New York)|Columbia College]] in 1925 and [[Johns Hopkins School of Medicine]] in 1929.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite book|publisher=Columbia College (Columbia University)|url=http://archive.org/details/ldpd_12981092_002|title=Columbia College today|date=1955|location=New York, New York}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Howard G. Bruenn {{!}} Archives & Special Collections|url=https://www.library-archives.cumc.columbia.edu/obit/howard-g-bruenn|access-date=February 4, 2022|website=www.library-archives.cumc.columbia.edu}}</ref> He interned at [[Boston City Hospital]] and completed his residency at the [[Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons]].<ref name=":2" /> |
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He joined the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] in 1942 and was commissioned |
He joined the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] in 1942 and was commissioned a [[Lieutenant commander|Lieutenant Commander]].<ref name=":1" /> |
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Bruenn was transferred to [[Bethesda Naval Hospital]], where he became chief of cardiology. After giving President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] a routine health check, he was assigned to be the President's physician.<ref name=":1" /> He traveled with the President wherever he went, including the [[Yalta Conference]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Dying President|location=Hyde Park, New York|publisher=Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site, U.S. National Park Service|url=https://www.nps.gov/hofr/blogs/the-dying-president.htm|access-date=February 4, 2022}}</ref> He was one of the only three people present in Roosevelt's personal quarters in the [[Little White House]] when he died on April 12, 1945.<ref name=":0" /> |
Bruenn was transferred to [[Bethesda Naval Hospital]], where he became chief of cardiology. After giving President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] a routine health check, he was assigned to be the President's physician.<ref name=":1" /> He traveled with the President wherever he went, including the [[Yalta Conference]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Dying President|location=Hyde Park, New York|publisher=Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site, U.S. National Park Service|url=https://www.nps.gov/hofr/blogs/the-dying-president.htm|access-date=February 4, 2022}}</ref> He was one of the only three people present in Roosevelt's personal quarters in the [[Little White House]] when he died on April 12, 1945.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Howard Bruenn | |
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| Physician to the President | |
| In office 1944–1945 | |
| President | Franklin Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Ross T. McIntire |
| Succeeded by | Wallace H. Graham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1905 Youngstown, Ohio, US |
| Died | July 25, 1995 (aged 90) Sorrento, Maine, US |
| Education | Columbia University (BA) Johns Hopkins University (MD) |
Howard G. Bruenn (1905 – July 25, 1995) was an American medical doctor who served as Physician to the President and attended to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the year before his death.[1]
Biography
[edit]Bruenn was born in Youngstown, Ohio.[2] He graduated from Columbia College in 1925 and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 1929.[2][3][4] He interned at Boston City Hospital and completed his residency at the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons.[4]
He joined the U.S. Navy in 1942 and was commissioned a Lieutenant Commander.[2]
Bruenn was transferred to Bethesda Naval Hospital, where he became chief of cardiology. After giving President Franklin D. Roosevelt a routine health check, he was assigned to be the President's physician.[2] He traveled with the President wherever he went, including the Yalta Conference.[5] He was one of the only three people present in Roosevelt's personal quarters in the Little White House when he died on April 12, 1945.[1]
After the President's death, Bruenn returned to private practice until his retirement in 1975 as consultant emeritus and retired chief of the Vanderbilt Clinic at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.[2]
Bruenn, a lifelong resident of Riverdale, Bronx, died on July 29, 1995, in his summer home in Sorrento, Maine at 90 years old.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Smith, Merriman (April 12, 1945). "Roosevelt dies of stroke at Little White House". UPI. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Onishi, Norimitsu (August 2, 1995). "Howard Bruenn, 90, Roosevelt's Doctor In Last Year of Life". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ Columbia College today. New York, New York: Columbia College (Columbia University). 1955.
- ^ a b "Howard G. Bruenn | Archives & Special Collections". www.library-archives.cumc.columbia.edu. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ "The Dying President". Hyde Park, New York: Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site, U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved February 4, 2022.