I remember him as well.
Once I dropped something very heavy on my toe...the toe started to swell and hurt a lot.
The good doctor heated a paper clip and made a hole in my toenail, thus relieving the pressure.
He knew he had reached the other side of the toenail when I sat up screaming as the hot paper clip touched the skin under my nail.
I'm not certain who the procedure made more uncomfortable...Dr. Howard or me. J
He really was a great guy. A gentle, caring man.