Brodsky, Mark

Mark Brodsky was born August 25th, 1937, in Kharkov, Ukraine, to his father Boris Brodsky and mother Theresa Brosky. Brodsky spent his youth in Kharkov, and at the age of seventeen applied and was accepted to attend a medical institution in Lvov, Ukraine, under the jurisdiction and government control of the former Soviet Union. From 1954-60 Brodsky studied pediatric medicine and went on to do placements and practical training in a small village in the Carpathian Mountains, 100km north of Lvov. Brodsky was one of 3 staff physicians in the village, and managed all aspects of outpatient services, emergency services, and hospital services. In 1962 Brodsky completed his placement and returned to Lvov to live with his family. The following year Brodsky was assigned a position at the Children’s Hospital in Lvov and practiced pediatric medicine until early 1977. That same year Brodsky emigrated to Canada and would go on to intern and study at McMaster University Medical Center.