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.
Chief Murray Cato, one of the five divers who participated in Duke's simulated dive to 1,000 feet beneath the surface of the sea, tests the new underwater equipment in the hyperbaric chamber's "wet pot." The test dive was a joint project of Duke...
Charles Johnson came to Duke in 1967 as a fellow in the Division of Endocrinology. He became the one of the first African American faculty members in the Duke School of Medicine in 1970.
School of Medicine students performing the student-faculty show or a mock clinic. The annual student-faculty show is entirely student-run and offers a comedic view of the experiences of a medical student at Duke.
School of Medicine students performing the student-faculty show or a mock clinic. The annual student-faculty show is entirely student-run and offers a comedic view of the experiences of a medical student at Duke.
The Duke University Medical Center Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) was an automated system that allowed people to travel between Duke Hospital (Duke North) and Duke Clinics (Duke South). The system was launched in 1979 and discontinued in 2009.
School of Medicine students performing the student-faculty show or a mock clinic. The annual student-faculty show is entirely student-run and offers a comedic view of the experiences of a medical student at Duke.
This linen postcard comes from a 1945 folder set. The caption reads "D-8--Science Quadrangle, showing School of Medicine in Center, Duke University, Durham, N.C."
William A. Withers takes the blood pressure of a female patient at the Duke Private Diagnostic Clinic. William A. Withers served as house staff and fellow from 1937 to 1939.
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.
Project MED-AID volunteers answering phone calls. Project MED-AID was the medical center's radio consultative program for isolated doctors in other countries. The radio program met critical needs of physicians in developing countries, and for...
The Nanaline H. Duke Building houses the Department of Biochemistry, Department of Cell Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology Program, Molecular Biophysics Program, Biological Chemistry Program and the University Program in Genetics. The building...
Veterans Administration Hospital staff. (Front) Alexander Wood, William Tucker, William Deiss, Herb Sieker; (back) John Fulton (?), E. Harvey Estes, Jr., Malcolm Tyor, Henry McIntosh, Mark Bogdinoff.
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,...
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...
Dr. Holmes was a Howard Hughes Medical Investigator; chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Genetics (1983-1991); and the James B. Wyngaarden Professor of Medicine at Duke University.
Hospital staff using machines and tools 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...
Dr. Robert J. Lefkowitz is a James B. Duke Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator in the Department of Biochemistry at Duke University Medical Center.
Dr. Walter Kempner, founder of the Rice Diet and Professor of Medicine from 1934 to 1972, is shown eating with two Rice Dieters. Dr. Kempner is seated in the center, with his back to the window. Walter Kempner was born in 1903 in Germany. He...
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. 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...
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...
Dr. Ross helped organize the Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Duke University School of Medicine, where he was acting chair of the department from 1930 to 1931 and professor from 1930 to 1952.
Cafeteria employees at work preparing fast food for “scatter line”. This photograph was taken by Lewis Parrish and appeared in the January 7, 1972 issue of Intercom with the following caption: “Staff members and employees pitched in to help get...
Male modeling a protective mask, hat, and gown. 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 accepted across the country. This...
Group photograph of the Executive Committee of the School of Medicine, taken in Dr. Wiley Forbus' office. The administration of the Duke University Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Health Services, and Duke Hospital was performed, subject to the...
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.
Dr. Katz is former professor and chair of the Dept. of Pediatrics (1969-1999) and a researcher in vaccine policy development and pediatric HIV/AIDS care.
Duke Life Flight helicopter with Duke North Hospital in background. In 1985, Duke Life Flight became the first hospital-based helicopter service in North Carolina.
The Seeley G. Mudd Building is located at the heart of the Medical Center campus. The building was constructed between 1973 and 1975. It opened in November 1975 and was dedicated May 8, 1976. The Medical Center Library occupies much of the building.
The Duke University Medical Center Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) was an automated system that allowed people to travel between Duke Hospital (Duke North) and Duke Clinics (Duke South). The system was launched in 1979 and discontinued in 2009.
The Morris Building houses the Duke Oncology Treatment Center. The Morris Building is named for Edwin A. Morris, a donor who supported the creation of the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Personnel Rapid Transit (PRT) system was used to...
Dr. Wadsworth was the first chair of ophthalmology at Duke University, serving from 1965 until 1983. Duke honored him by naming the facility that houses the eye center the Joseph A.C. Wadsworth Building.
Dr. Keene is the James B. Duke Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, director of the Center for RNA Biology, and director of basic sciences for the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. He was chair of the Department of Immunology from...
Dr. Hammond joined the Duke University School of Medicine faculty in 1968. He served as chief of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology from 1970 to 1980. In 1980 he became chair...
Jane Elchlepp, M.D., Ph.D., was a professor, member of the Department of Pathology, and assistant vice president for health affairs, planning, and analysis. Elchlepp worked closely with William Anlyan to oversee planning and construction of Duke...
Charlie Grinstead worked as a parking valet from 1973-1976. He was a fixture in front of Duke Hospital and would have been the first official face of the medical center that patients and visitors saw as they came up the walk. Charlie became ill at...
Group portrait of Pathologist's Assistant Program. Front row (L-R): Frank Rance, Kenneth R. Broda (Associate Program Director) Philip C. Pratt (Program Director), Pamela Mazzeo (Assistant Director). Second row (L-R): Alan Novotny, Debra Budwit,...
Dr. W. David Watkins and J. Horst Meyer dance in the 1986 student-faculty show Back to the Suture. The annual student-faculty show is entirely student-run and offers a comedic view of the experiences of a medical student at Duke.
Orgain was a professor of medicine from 1934 to 1975. Together with Mary Poston, a bacteriologist, he published extensively on diagnosis and treatment of endocarditis in the pre–penicillin era. In 1945 he founded Duke’s Cardiovascular Disease...
A performance of the 1990 student-faculty show Back to the Suture. Pat Kenan, MD '59, in front. The annual student-faculty show is entirely student-run and offers a comedic view of the experiences of a medical student at Duke.
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...
Orgain was a professor of medicine from 1934 to 1975. Together with Mary Poston, a bacteriologist, he published extensively on diagnosis and treatment of endocarditis in the pre–penicillin era. In 1945 he founded Duke’s Cardiovascular Disease...
Illustration of the main entrance to the Duke Hospital clinics. Bob Blake was coordinator of the Division of Medical Illustration within the Duke University School of Medicine. He produced medical illustrations for Duke from about 1942 through the...
School of Medicine students performing the student-faculty show. The annual show is entirely student-run and offers a comedic view of the experiences of a medical student at Duke.
Jane Elchlepp, M.D., Ph.D., was a professor, member of the Department of Pathology, and assistant vice president for health affairs, planning, and analysis. Elchlepp worked closely with William Anlyan to oversee planning and construction of Duke...
Weekly clinical-pathological conferences offered both students and staff a chance to study in detail pathological findings gained from autopsies and to determine the degree of accuracy of diagnosis made on these patients. Originally published in...
J. Deryl Hart and Dept. of Surgery surgical team in protective clothing operating on a patient under the Sterilamp, an ultraviolet light source hanging from the operating room ceiling. In 1936, Dr. J. Deryl Hart originated the use of ultraviolet...
Dr. Robert Lefkowitz. Lefkowitz was appointed Associate Professor of Medicine and Assistant Professor of Biochemistry in 1973, and promoted to Professor of Medicine in 1977. In 1982 he became the James B. Duke Professor of Medicine. He was awarded...
Edward S. Orgain reading EKG tape, pictured with nurse and patient. Orgain was a professor of medicine from 1934 to 1975. Together with Mary Poston, a bacteriologist, he published extensively on diagnosis and treatment of endocarditis in the...
The Duke Medical Art and Illustration staff (L-R): Carlin P. Graham, Robert Blake, Raymond Howard, [Dorothy Watkins], Orville “Norrie” Parks, [Claire King], Elon Clark, Evelyn Satterfield Lyons, Henry Floyd Pickett, and Neeley Webster.