Muriel Petioni, MD — general medicine
Courtesy Friends of the Harlem Hospital Center
Dr. Muriel Petioni (1914–2011) was dubbed the “matron of Harlem health.” Petioni’s response? “Yup...They call me a legend.” She was an energetic, mischievous pioneer and a self-proclaimed “meddler.” In 2002, at age 88, she was still spending almost every day at Harlem Hospital Center, advocating for unhappy patients and even watching for maintenance problems.
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