Alexander Karczmar

It was a singular blessing to have known Alex Karczmar for three decades and to have had the immense pleasure of conversing with him on several occasions--albeit it always too briefly--on diverse subjects ranging from medicine and neuroscience to music and the arts. One of the fruitful outcomes of these interchanges was our collaboration on an extended article devoted to his brother-in-law, the celebrated pianist Alexander Brailowsky. Alex's all-embracing interests were informed by a...

It was an honor to take care of Dr. Karczmar in the U of C pain clinic. What a legacy he leaves us. Jan RN pain nurse

On behalf the Department of Pharmacology at Loyola of Chicago, I would like to offer condolences to Dr. Karczmar's family and friends. Although I did not know him, having been here only 3 years, I have heard many of the faculty talk of him. Dr. Karczmar was a scholar and a friend to many of our faculty and is appreciated and remembered here at Loyola where he contributed for so many years.