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

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Program: PBS NewsHour

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

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.

Duration: (9:28)
Premiere Date: 03/20/2013
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: E


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