Interviewer
Barbara K. Dent
Project
El Paso Medical Community
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee
Longtime El Paso physician
Summary of Interview
Part of Health Care on the Border Project; family history including grandfather's participation in California Gold Rush; military stint in U.S. Navy during WW II; internship in Detroit; comments on segregation in hospitals; opening of first office in Gunning-Castile Bldg; discussion of pulmonary tuberculosis; changes in practice of medicine.
Date of Interview
11-6-1991
Length of Interview
1 hour
Listen to the Interview
Tape Number
No. 827
Transcript Number
No. 827
Length of Transcript
30 pages
Interview Number
No. 827
Terms of Use
Unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Interview with Wayne L. Lorentzen, M.D. by Barbara K. Dent, 1991, "Interview no. 827," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.
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