In the January 8, 2109 interview, Andrews discusses her family background; early interest in science; undergraduate education at Yale; pursuing MD PhD at Harvard and MIT; fellowship research on red blood cells; influence of David Nathan, chair of...
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,...
Nancy Allen discusses her family background; medical education; women in science during time of her education; coming to Duke; her husband being accepted into Duke's PhD program; Dr. Ralph Snyderman as chief of Immunology; Dr. James Wyngaarden as...
Sezer Aksel discusses her background in Turkey; her desire to become a physician even against her family's desires; coming to Duke Medical School; the difficulty understanding Southern accents; the friendly atmosphere at Duke; completing...
Dr. Nancy Andrews discusses how dual degree (MD-PhD) is prevalent in deanship positions across the country; translational medicine; Duke's strength in translational medicine; her own research; the difference between what she experienced as a...
Dr. Brodie discusses psychiatry; Duke University Department of Psychiatry chair, his relocation to the South; Dr. Ewald W. Busse; family; Highland Hospital; Durham County Regional Hospital; Veterans Affairs Hospital (Durham, N.C.); John Umstead...
Dr. Sheila J. Counce-Nicklas discusses her background; her love of science and of learning; her interest in how things work; her Fulbright scholarship to Edinburgh; her professor suggesting she get a PhD instead of diploma at Edinburgh; studying...
Dr. Marianne S. Breslin discusses her background; her father's occupation as a horse breeder in Germany; Germany's political climate affecting her family; Nazi influence in her town; anti-Nazi sentiment after the war; extreme changes in family due...
Dr. Elizabeth DeLong discusses similarities and differences between working at a clinical research organization (Quintiles) and an academic research organization (Duke Medical Center); some collaborative projects between the Department of...
This oral history interview was conducted on November 30, 2018 by Dr. Justin Barr as part of the Dr. David Sabiston Oral History Project. Jones discusses his early life in Texas; medical school experiences; his residency at the University of...
This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. James R. Urbaniak on November 6, 2018 by Dr. Justin Barr as part of the Dr. David Sabiston Oral History Project. In the interview, Urbaniak discusses his childhood, how he came to Duke, his...
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...
This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. Hilliard Seigler on July 18, 1994 by Dr. James Gifford. Dr. Seigler discusses the Melanoma Immunology Laboratory.
Dr. Kathleen Clem discusses her desire to become an emergency physician; her background as a nurse; her family background; Loma Linda University; starting one of the first international emergency medical fellowships in the country (at Loma Linda);...
This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. Bruce Schirmer on November 30, 2018 by Dr. Justin Barr as part of the Dr. Sabiston Oral History Program. Schirmer discusses his experiences at Duke University School of Medicine and the Department...
This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. Hilliard Seigler on February 27, 2018 by Dr. Justin Barr as part of the Dr. David Sabiston Oral History Project. Dr. Seigler reflects on his time at Duke in the Department of Surgery.
This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. Nancy B. Allen on June 1, 2020 by Joseph O'Connell as part of the Department of Medicine's Oral History Project. During the interview, Allen discusses her early life, interest in medicine, summer...