title: No creative medical science without humor.
abstract: In his time with the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology and before, Dr. Alvan Feinstein espoused a philosophy of the study of epidemiology as a beneficial, valid science. Not only was Feinstein somewhat of a nonconformist in the field of epidemiology, he had a self-denigrating sense of humor as well. This sense of humor can be showcased by taking a look at one of the articles he approved for publication, which could be retitled as "The Finster Saga."
authors.affiliation: Neuroepidemiology Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Kurtzke
mesh_terms: D004813:Epidemiology / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States; D014925:Wit and Humor as Topic