Dr. Anderson is a professor of ophthalmology at Duke University. Dr. Anderson received training in surgery (1956-1957) and in ophthalmology (1959-1962) at Duke University.
Dr. William Anlyan, with view of campus in background. Anlyan came to Duke University in 1949, where he completed residency training in general and thoracic surgery at Duke University School of Medicine between 1949 and 1955. In 1955 he passed the...
Dr. Anlyan came to Duke University in 1949, where he completed residency training in general and thoracic surgery at Duke University School of Medicine between 1949 and 1955. In 1955 he passed the examinations of the American board of thoracic Surgery....
Perlzweig was a member of the original faculty of the School of Medicine. He served as professor of biochemistry from 1929 to 1949. His research interests were primarily in the biochemistry of nutrition. Together with Frederic Moir Hanes, Wiley D....
Will Camp Sealy was chief of the general surgery section in the 65th General Hospital. In 1949 he worked with other Duke faculty to start the Cardiovascular Teaching and Training Program.
Photograph of Wilhelm von Waldeyer-Hartz. He is standing grasping a pince-nez in his left hand. His right hand is on a table. Photographed by Nicola Perscheid. The number "4726" is shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Publisher: Berlin: Photographische...
Portrait of an older Wilhelm von Waldeyer-Hartz. The number "13778" appears in the bottom right-hand corner of the sheet. Facsimile signature: "Hch. Wilh. Gottl. Waldeyer."
Publisher: Berlin-Charlottenburg: Adolf Eckstein's Verlag.
Photograph of Wilhelm His. He is sitting with his right hand in his pocket and a watch chain is visible. Photographed by N. Perscheid. The number "4658" is shown at the bottom right hand corner of the sheet.
Publisher: Berlin: Photographische...
Dr. Wilhelm Delano Meriwether speaks about his educational background; coming to Duke University School of Medicine due to the influence of his father; other schools that were integrating their medical schools at the same time; integrating the wards at...
Dr. Wiley D. Forbus with students. Forbus was a professor and chairman of the Department of Pathology and chief pathologist to Duke Hospital from 1930 until his retirment in 1960.
Davison was pediatrician, chair of pediatrics (1930-1954), and first dean of Duke University School of Medicine (1927-1960). In 1926, Duke University president William Preston Few recruited Davison away from Johns Hopkins University. Davison's charge...
Wilburt Cornell Davison, Joseph Beard, and Dorothy Beard standing together. Dr. Davison was the first dean of the School of Medicine at Duke University. Joseph and Dorothy Beard were researchers in the fields of virology and immunology.
School of Medicine Dean Wilburt C. Davison (looking at camera) dining with students and colleagues. This dinner is likely at Turnage's Barbecue, a popular local destination during the 1950s.
Wilburt Cornell Davison (“Dave”), first dean of the School of Medicine, smoking a pipe at his office desk. Davison was the chair of pediatrics (1930-1954) and first dean of Duke University School of Medicine (1927-1960). In 1933, he inaugurated a...
Cliveden was Nancy and Waldorf Astor’s estate in Buckinghamshire, England. The Astors had the hospital built on their tennis courts. It was run by the Canadian Red Cross, and was dismantled at the end of the First World War. Osler served as head...
Wooden plaque with black characters bearing inscription: The Overseas Training Section of Private Medical Universities Staff, 1999/9/1. (translated from original Japanese).
In United States healthcare, maternal mortality is in crisis, with pregnant people of color facing the highest rates of pregnancy-related death. As archivists at the Duke University Medical Center Archives (DUMCA), we strive to document the day-to-day...
This 3-fold pamphlet was published by the New York State Society of Physician Assistants in 1980 to introduce patients to the PA concept. It describes the role, training and places where PAs work. The pamphlet tells patients that "When you seek health...
Hull (seated) observes a Duke Hospital nurse as she breathes through a tube connected to a machine monitoring air flow. Hull used air flow measurements to study oxygen supply and the effects of anesthesia. Hull (Ph.D., Duke, 1946) was an instructor in...
Watts Hospital was originally founded in 1895 with the philanthropic mission of free health care to all citizens. It was expanded and rebuilt, reopening in 1909. The hospital was so highly regarded that in 1922 James B. Duke, Governor Cameron Morrison...
Warner Lee Wells received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Duke University (A.B., 1934; M.D., 1938). He was a member of the house staff of Duke Hospital and an associate in the Dept. of Surgery (1938-1945).
This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. Walter Randolph "Ranny" Chitwood Jr. on August 5, 2019 by Emily Stewart as part of the Dr. David Sabiston Oral History Project. In the interview, Chitwood discusses his early life, education, family of...
Walter Kempner was born in 1903 in Germany. He joined Duke in 1934 as a member of the Department of Medicine. Kempner was interested in the effect of diet on various diseases including hypertension and diabetes. Observing that those diseases were...
This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. Wolfe G. Wolfe on June 5, 2019 by Susannah Roberson as part of the Dr. David Sabiston Oral History Project. Also present for the interview were Jackie Wolfe, Ethel Atkins, and Zane Atkins. During the...
This oral history interviews was conducted with Dr. Walter G. Wolfe on July 14, 1994 by Dr. James F. Gifford. During the interview, Wolfe discusses his career, work of the Pulmonary Physiology Laboratory of which Wolfe was the director, the structure...
This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. Walter J. Pories on July 30, 2020 by Taylor Patterson as part of the Dr. David Sabiston Oral History Project. In the interview, Pories discusses his early life; education; decision to enter the medical...
Portrait of Roux wearing spectacles, and sitting with his arms crossed. Facsimile signature. Photographed by Adolf Eckstein.
Publisher: Berlin: W. Mohren str. 8.
Portrait of William Harvey, M.D., seated and wearing a skull cap. Engraved by E. Scriven. From the original picture by C. Jansen in the possession of the Royal Society.
Dr. Young was a house staff and faculty member in the Department of Surgery (1948-1950). Dr. Will Camp Sealy, Dr. Ivan Brown, and Dr. Glenn Young were among the first to determine the benefits of patient cooling by using hypothermic cardiopulmonary...
This oral history was conducted with Dr. W. Gerald Austen on September 9, 2019 by Emily Stewart as part of the Dr. David Sabiston Oral History Project. During the interview, Austen discusses his early life and education; his work at Massachusetts...
Three quarter profile of William Buchan, M.D., engraved by Thomson from an original painting by Wales in possession of the Doctor's son. With facsimile signature.
This oral history interview was conducted with W. Allen Addison on September 18 and September 19, 2017 by Joseph O'Connell. Winifred Allen Addison and Sally Bender Addison discuss Dr. Addison's medical career from his upbringing in Toccoa, Georgia,...
W-P Instruments Stimulator system. New Haven, CT: 1970. Built by W-P Instruments of New Haven, Connecticut, this instrument was used to stimulate the brain and spinal cord.