About the author...
GARY STEWART BRANFMAN, MD was born in New York City, and studied Radio, TV and Film at Queens College. After dabbling with careers in photography, magic, and music, he circuitously veered off to Texas and received a medical degree. After studying General Surgery, Microsurgery, and spending a year with 'The U.S. Army Burn Unit', he went on to complete residency training leading to Board Certification in Plastic Surgery. Dr. Branfman is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, A Diplomat of the American Board of Plastic Surgery, and maintains active memberships in The American Society of Plastic Surgeons, The American Society of Aesthetic Surgery and The International Society of Aesthetic Surgery	Gary Stewart Branfman, MD,FACS
Dr. Branfman’s previous writing experience was funneled into textbooks, research journals, and slews of medical articles for the lay press. Feeling that his creativity was incarcerated within the confines of these technical works, he set out to write a love story. As he was writing, Arab-Israeli tensions hit a boiling point, as did his frustration with the “…incomprehensible absurdity of the Middle-East Crisis”. With 9-11 as his wake-up call, Dr. Branfman superimposed his love story upon the scorching emotional backdrop of Jewish-Muslim relations. This compilation gave rise to his novel: SURREAL ETERNITY. Dr. Branfman, his wife, three daughters and black Labrador retriever live in Victoria, Texas, where he is in the solo practice of Plastic Surgery.