Doctor Delivers Over 30,000 Babies During Accomplished Career at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Sept. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Alexander D. Brickler, MD, a family medicine physician with advanced training in obstetrics at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH), has delivered over 30,000 babies during his accomplished medical career spanning six decades. As one of the first African American physician to join the TMH medical staff, his commitment to medicine has resulted in him training over 330 physicians through the Family Medicine Residency Program and caring for many patients in need. As a young 86-year-old, Dr. Brickler continues to teach residents, care for patients and deliver babies using the same intelligence and wit for which he is famous.

"People talk about being a 'Brickler baby' and it is seen as a badge of honor," said Mark O'Bryant, President & CEO of Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare. "His focus is always on the right thing and he never wavers from that. He is the epitome of what a physician should be. When you are in the presence of Dr. Brickler, you are in the presence of greatness."

Known for many accomplishments, Dr. Brickler's recognition includes being named National Family Physician of the Year in 1982 by the American Academy of Family Physicians and Good Housekeeping and the Florida Hospital Association's Lifetime Heroic Achievement Award as well as running the Olympic Torch through Tallahassee, Fla. for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. He is also a dedicated husband and proud father of four. As a true "renaissance man," Dr. Brickler's passions expand beyond medicine and have included running in distance races, studying astronomy and writing a regular column in the Tallahassee Democrat.

"The way he approaches patient care, and the way he deals with staff and everyone and with life in general is so uplifting," said Donald Zorn, MD, Recruiting Director at the Family Medicine Residency Program. "So many residents over the years have claimed he is a tremendous role model in their lives."

To learn more about Dr. A. D. Brickler, please visit TMH.org/Brickler.

About Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare:
Founded in 1948, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) is a private, not-for-profit community healthcare system committed to transforming care, advancing health, and improving lives with an ultimate vision of leading the community to be the healthiest in the nation. Serving a 17-county region in North Florida and South Georgia, TMH is comprised of a 772-bed acute care hospital, a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, three residency programs, 27 affiliated physician practices, and partnerships with Doctors' Memorial Hospital, Florida State University College of Medicine, UF Health, and Weems Memorial Hospital. For more information, visit www.TMH.org.

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