The department of card tricks and close magic.

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On Being a Doctor19 December 2000The Department of Card Tricks and Close MagicItzhak Kronzon, MDItzhak Kronzon, MDDr. Kronzon: New York University Medical Center; New York, NY 10016Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-133-12-200012190-00018 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail In 1974 the School of Magic Arts, directed by Mr. Frank Moreno, rented a suite at the Ramada Inn on the corner of Eighth Avenue and 52nd Street in Manhattan. I began taking classes there every Tuesday evening, in the department of card tricks and close magic. According to school regulations, beginners were not permitted to take classes in stage magic—things like sawing a woman in two, or making an elephant in a crate disappear—so I had to start on a smaller scale.Mr. Moreno was a remarkable magician and an excellent teacher of card tricks. He taught with abundant ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Itzhak Kronzon, MDAffiliations: Dr. Kronzon: New York University Medical Center; New York, NY 10016Corresponding Author: Itzhak Kronzon, MD, New YorkUniversity Medical Center, 560 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016; e-mail, Itzhak.[email protected]nyu.edu. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byApplication of magic in healthcare: A scoping review 19 December 2000Volume 133, Issue 12Page: 1005-1007KeywordsAortaCatheterizationCathetersHeartHemorrhageResearch laboratoriesSaltsStomachSurgeryVeins ePublished: 19 December 2000 Issue Published: 19 December 2000 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2000 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...