Harlem health care, a look back. An interview with Edward A. Nichols, MD/pediatrician. Interview by George A. Dawson

Our goal in this series of interviews is to provide a historical record, of sorts, and to highlight persons of African American ancestry who are health care professionals in Harlem, New York. Today, Harlem is undergoing a second cultural renaissance, and in this milieu, doctors are active contributors as providers of health care and, therefore, must be reckoned with as the proverbial backbone to any community change, be it positive or negative. In this instance, we judge the changes occurring in Harlem, for the most part, to be positive. Our inaugural interview is with Dr. Nichols, a longtime member of the National Medical Association and a pediatrician who has practiced in Harlem for well over 25 years.