Dr. Daniel Denis Laroche, Sr. was born in Jacmel, Haiti in 1932 and became one of the first Black residents in the Anesthesiology residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC. He worked at Jamaica Hospital in New York City for 25 years as anAnesthesiologist. He was on the front lines addressing health disparities and saving lives and will be remembered for his commitment to clinical and academic excellence, integrity, humor, patience, and class.

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