Dr. Joseph Beard and Dorothy Beard worked together to isolate and identify cancer viruses that cause leukemia in chickens. Joseph W. Beard was professor of surgery from 1937 to 1973.
Dr. Clarence Ellsworth Gardner, Jr., was a member of the original faculty, beginning as professor of surgery in 1930. He later served as chair of the Dept. of Surgery from 1960 to 1964.
Barnes Woodhall examining x-ray, nurses in background. Woodhall was the chief of Duke University Medical Center's Division of Neurosurgery from 1937 to 1960. He became the second dean of the School of Medicine, serving from 1960 to 1964. Woodhall...
Drs. Ewald Busse, chair of the Department of Psychiatry (1953-1974); Thomas DeArman Kinney, chair of the Department of Pathology (1960-1975); William G. Anlyan, chancellor emeritus of Duke University Medical Center (1964-1969); Barnes Woodhall, dean of...
J. Deryl Hart and surgical team in protective clothing operating under ultraviolet lights. In 1936, Dr. J. Deryl Hart originated the use of ultraviolet radiation to control airborne infections in surgical operating rooms, a technique that became widely...
Dr. Louis Sullivan, Secretary of Health & Human Services during the H.W. Bush administration, seated at table with Dr. David Sabiston in the background. Dr. Sullivan was the keynote speaker for this meeting.
Machinery and layout in the surgical instrument shop. The 984 sq. ft. shop was constructed around 1947, following plans by J. Deryl Hart, then chair of the Department of Surgery. In 1949, the shop was opened for the fabrication of surgical and medical...
Dr. Onyekwere E. Akwari, a Nigerian-American, was the first African-American surgeon at Duke University. A strong advocate for expanding and celebrating diversity at the university, Akwari supported the introduction of Duke’s women’s and minority...
From 1944 to 1946 William Warner Shingleton was on the Duke Hospital house staff and an associate in surgery. He was also the first director of the Cancer Center at Duke.
Herman Max Schiebel was member of the house staff of Duke Hospital and served as professor of surgery during the early 1930s. He became assistant chief of surgical services for the Office of Civilian Defense, Reserve Unit of the United States Public...
Dr. Frank Lanni in laboratory mixing an "inhibitor" with cells to see to what extent the inhibitor prevents the virus from clinging to cells. Lanni was a Research Associate in the Department of Surgery who worked with Dr. Joseph Beard in the 1940s.
Samel E. Upchurch was a member of the Duke Hospital house staff and an associate in surgery from 1933 to 1945. He was also a member of the 65th General Hospital as assistant chief of surgical service and group consultant in plastic surgery.
Operating room with ultraviolet light, x-ray screen, instrument table, and patient bed prepared for surgery. In 1936, Dr. J. Deryl Hart originated the use of ultraviolet radiation to control airborne infections in surgical operating rooms, a technique...