Anthony Fauci, on growing up in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.<br /><br />Topic: Growing Up in New York <br />Anthony Fauci: Well I grew up in an inner city neighborhood called the Benson Hurst section of Brooklyn, which was a very embracing, warm, family-type neighborhood. <br />From the time I was born, and getting to know my friends and interacting in the community, there was always a feeling of people taking care of each other. So I think that was one of probably many factors that got me involved in what my ultimate career choice was, in medicine, and ultimately taking care of people. <br />But the atmosphere in which I grew up -- not only from a family standpoint, but from the people that you contacted or came into contact with at any given time during the day -- was one of a lot of warmth and positive interaction. <br /> <br />Recorded On: July 6, 2007
