Duke Hospital staff member with an x-ray screen in an examination room. Courses in roentgenology and radiology were taught at Duke Hospital as early as 1930 by staff in the hospital's radiology department. The radiology department held weekly...
Wu skull fixed system. China. Used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, the instrument was attached to a burr hole in the skull. Angular adjustments allowed the lesion electrode to be introduced into the deep brain structures; x-rays were used to...
Wolfgang (Bill) Joklik was James B. Duke Professor of Microbiology at Duke University, cancer researcher, and co-founder of the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. Joklik was chair of the Dept. of Microbiology from 1968 to 1994.
Wolfgang (Bill) Joklik was James B. Duke Professor of Microbiology at Duke University, cancer researcher, and co-founder of the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. Joklik was chair of the Dept. of Microbiology from 1968 to 1994.
Wolfgang (Bill) Joklik was James B. Duke Professor of Microbiology at Duke University, cancer researcher, and co-founder of the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. Joklik was chair of the Dept. of Microbiology from 1968 to 1994.
Wilma Minnier (L) talk with two nursing students in the hospital. Minniear joined Duke as an assistant professor in 1964. She became executive director of nursing services in 1970 and remained in this position until her retirement in 1984.
Portrait of Wilma Minniear, who joined Duke as an Assistant Professor in 1964. She became Executive Director of Nursing Services in 1970 and remained in this position until her retirement in 1984.
Portrait of William Withering seated in a chair with some greenery in his left hand. Drawn and Engraved by W. Bond, from an original picture painted by C. F. Breda in the possession of William Withering Esqr. F. L. S.
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.
Thayer standing, with his hand on the shoulder of a man in a bed, and a clipboard attached to the headboard of the bed. On verso "Dr. William S. Thayer 'Sadie' 1906 Prof. of Medicine."
Picture of William S. Thayer. He is sitting in a chair with his left arm resting against the back of the chair. Note on verso indicates he was a Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital about 1919-1923, and was a visiting professor at Duke after...
Picture of William S. Thayer with facsimile signature. He is sitting with his right hand holding a pen and resting on the desk. Photographed by Doris Ulmann.
Publisher: New York.
Portrait of William Osler from the lithograph by George Black. Osler is seated in a chair with his right elbow on a table. Signature: “Sincerely yours Wm Osler.”
Nicholson, a graduate of Duke University (A.B., 1927) became chief of the metabolism clinic (1940-1955) and dean of continuing medical education (1949-1968). His research interests were in metabolic diseases, particularly the treatment of diabetes.
Photograph of William James Mayo. Photograph taken by Parkinson, Boston. The number "13417" appears in the bottom right hand corner of the sheet.
Publisher: Berlin-Charlottenburg: Adolf Eckstein's Verlag.
Portrait of William Heberden. He is seated in a chair next to a table on which some books are located. Painted by Sir William Beechey and engraved by Jas. Ward, painter and engraver to H. R. H. the Prince of Wales.
Portrait of a younger William Harvey with shoulder-length hair. From a private plate by Mac Ardell.
Publisher: New York: Published by Ernest R. Gee, 35 East 49th Street.
Portrait of William Harvey dissecting Thomas Parr. Harvey is standing in front of the operating table. A group of men are present in the room observing the procedure. Drawn by H. C. Read.
William Harvey sitting in a chair. From the portrait belonging to the Royal College of Physicians. Painted by Cornelius Jansen and engraved by Emery Walker. "Gutielmus Harvey M D" across top of painting.
Photograph of William H. Welch in academic robes. Photograph by Doris Ulmann. Facsimile signature. This is a duplicate of an image in the Folio Picture File.
Published in New York.
Photograph of William G. MacCallum. Signature: “W. G. MacCallum.” Manuscript note on verso: “Wm. G. McCallum under whom I learned to be a pathologist, 1923-1930, WDF.”
Photograph of William G. MacCallum of the Pathology Staff at Hopkins. He is sitting down with his hands resting on a desk. Facsimile signature.
Publisher: New York: Doris Ulmann.
Bookplate: a frame of linked kidneys surround a view from a scholar's latticed window. A microscope and laboratory glassware sit on the window sill with books piled beneath.
Portrait of William Buchan, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh & Author of Domestic Medicine. Engraved by Ridley from an original painting by Wales.
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. 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....
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...
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.
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...
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.
Wooden plaque with black characters bearing inscription: The Overseas Training Section of Private Medical Universities Staff, 1999/9/1. (translated from original Japanese).
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...