Stuart-Asch-Obituary

Stuart S. Asch M.D.

New York, New York

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ASCH-Stuart S., M.D. Age 79, on January 21, 2002. Adored husband of Mary Trudel Asch; cherished brother of Sidney Asch; beloved father of Ellen Meyer and her husband Robert, Laurie Asch, and David Asch and his wife Lynn Cherry; loving stepfather of Won Gil and Joshua Woolley; and devoted...

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Dr. Asch was my attending physician during my med school Psychiatry clerkship. I began the rotation with profound uncertainty about the value of Psychiatry. Dr. Asch's extraordinary ability to reveal the intricacies of our patients' thoughts and memories provided perhaps the most transformative experience I had in med school. I remain so thankful to have known and studied with him.

Dr. Asch was my very first psychoanalytic supervisor. I, like most of us, was stunned by his brilliance and insights. It took some time to adjust to it, but once I did, I learned more from him than I thought possible. It was a difficult time, since he left my program the following year, but I had the good fortune to serendipitously meet him again many years later. Yet again, I was stunned by how gracious and intellectually honest he was. Once again, I learned from him. I will always be in his...