Geraldine Branch

Geraldine Branch
Born
Geraldine Burton Branch

October 20, 1908
DiedJuly 22, 2016(2016-07-22) (aged 107)
EducationHunter College

New York Medical College

University of California Los Angeles
SpouseRobert Henry
ChildrenRobert Henry III
Elizabeth Doggette
Parent(s)Joseph Burton
Agusta Freeman

Geraldine Burton Branch (October 20, 1908 – July 22, 2016) was an American obstetrician-gynecologist who practiced in New York City, NY and Los Angeles, CA. She received her B.S. from Hunter College in chemistry and physics in 1932 and her M.D. from New York Medical College in 1936.[1] In 1962, she received a master's degree in public health from the University of California, Los Angeles.[2] The "Dr. Geraldine Burton-Branch Award" at Charles S. Drew University of Medicine and Science is a merit-based scholarship named in her honor.

In 1992, Branch received the Healing Hands Award from University of California, Santa Barbara [3]

  1. ^ Branch, Geraldine Burton, M.D., 1908-2016
  2. ^ "Geraldine Burton Branch, M.D. '36". Archived from the original on 2019-07-07. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
  3. ^ Gale Biography in Context