Lawrence T. Taft

TAFT--Lawrence T., M.D. The staff and patients of the Matheny Medical and Educational Center in Peapack, NJ express deep condolences to Odette and her children on the passing of one of the great pediatricians of our time. Dr. Taft was involved with Matheny, a hospital for habilitation, as a member of the Board of Trustees and as a physician consultant for 25 years. The patients he served, the medical students he taught, the residents and fellows he mentored, the attendings who admired and...

Dr Taft was a wonderful and kind man. His wisdom and sincerity will be missed.
I met Dr. Taft back in 2000, when my son Christopher became a patient of his.
Dr. Taft had a way of explaining my son's conditions with ease and levelness that I found rare and refreshing. He was a genius. One that I would come to often during my son's months at a time stay at Robert Wood Johnson. There were times I would walk across the street to his office and sit with him and go over Xrays, MRIs and talk...