PRO/AH/EDR> Obituary: Philip Brachman

Environmental — United States
Dr Brachman received his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin Medical School in 1953, interned at the University of Illinois Research and Education Hospital in Chicago from 1953 to 1954.
Dr Philip Brachman was a legend in public health. He joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] in 1954, before many of us were even born, and worked there in epidemiology and training until his retirement. He held many positions at CDC including directing the Field Epidemiology