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Two Lives in One Career

Martin Bednar, M.S. ’83, M.D. ‘86, Ph.D. ‘86, NYMC’s First Concurrent M.D. and Ph.D. Graduate

On any given day during his years as a neurosurgeon, Martin Bednar, M.S. ’83, M.D. ‘86, Ph.D. ‘86, center, could be found standing over an operating table, making decisions that would instantly and irrevocably shape a patient’s life. Years later, in a different chapter of his career, he would help bring a drug to market that could improve the lives of millions - most of whom he would never meet.

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