Emergency Room Doctor Returns to His Roots in 'Brick City'

Name: Emergency Room Doctor Returns to His Roots in 'Brick City'
Uploaded: 2013-03-20T22:00:00Z
Duration: P568S
Description: In his new book, "Living and Dying in Brick City," Dr. Sampson Davis recounts his return to his hometown of Newark, N.J., as an emergency room physician. Ray Suarez talks with Davis about his path: from robbing drug dealers to becoming a doctor at a top hospital and working on the front lines of his struggling community.

Clip: 03/20/2013 | 9m 28s

In his new book, "Living and Dying in Brick City," Dr. Sampson Davis recounts his return to his hometown of Newark, N.J., as an emergency room physician. Ray Suarez talks with Davis about his path: from robbing drug dealers to becoming a doctor at a top hospital and working on the front lines of his struggling community.

Aired: 03/20/13

Rating: NR

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Emergency Room Doctor Returns to His Roots in 'Brick City'

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