Acheson, George H., M.D.: (1912-present) 5 linear feet
Became an Edward Wendland Professor of Materia Medica
and Therapeutics, as well as Director of the Department of Pharmacology
and Therapeutics, at the UC College of Medicine in 1948. He served in these
positions until 1975, when he retired as Emeritus Edward Wendland Professor
of Materia Medica and Therapeutics. His research hover the years led to
the usage of ganglionic blockers in the treatment of hypertension; he also
created a national reputation at UC in the field of cardiac and cardiovascular
research.
Aring, Charles Dair, M.D.: (1904-1998) 9 linear feet
1929 Alumnus, U.C. College of Medicine. At age 15, he
worked as an office boy for Dr. Arthur c. Bachmeyer, Dean of the College
of medicine, who helped Aring into the school. After graduation, he became
the first resident to train in neuropsychiatry in Cincinnati. He founded
two neurology departments, one at U.C. in 1947. During his career, he served
as professor in the U.C. College of Medicine for many years (1936-1946,
1947-1974) and then became emeritus professor in 1974.
Armor, Samuel G. M.D.: (1819-1885) 1 linear foot
Became Chair of Physiology and Pathology of the Medical
College of Ohio, Cincinnati. He then became Chair of Practice until 1857
when he moved to Dayton, OH. He was known first and foremost as an extraordinary
teacher of medicine.
Ascher, Karl(Charles) Wolfgang, M.D.: (1887-1971) 24
linear feet
Became research associate of ophthalmology at the U.C.
College of Medicine in 1939. He went on to serve as Assistant professor
of Ophthalmology (1949), Associate professor of Research Ophthalmology
(1952), Associate Professor of Ophthalmology (1956), and Associate Professor
Emeritus of Ophthalmology (1959). He is best known for his research on
the ocular aspects of vitamin deficiencies and his discovery of the aqueous
veins.
Bachmeyer, Arthur C., M.D.: (1886-1953) 3 linear feet
1911 Alumnus. Worked at modernizing hospital administration,
as well as establishing educational criteria and standards for training
hospital administrators. During his time in Cincinnati, he served as Assistant
Superintendent of the Cincinnati General Hospital (1913-4) and as Dean
of U.C. College of Medicine (1925-34).
Dorst, Stanley Elwood M.D., Sc.D.: (1897-1972) 1 linear
foot
1923 Alumnus, UC College of Medicine. Served as Assistant
Professor of Medicine at UC from 1926 to 1930 then became associate professor
in 1930. From 1940 to 1962, he was Dean of the UC College of Medicine.
He also served as chief of staff of the Cincinnati General Hospital.
Felson, Benjamin, M.D.: (1913-1988) 15 linear feet
1935 Alumnus, UC College of Medicine. Served residencies
in Pathology and Radiology at Cincinnati General Hospital. He became Assistant
Professor of Radiology at UC in 1945 and continued on as a faculty member
until his retirement, serving as Chief of Radiology from 1951 to 1973.
In 1983, he was named Professor Emeritus of Radiology, and in 1987, UC
established the Benjamin Felson Chair in Radiology - the first academic chair in the US ever
named in honor of a living physician. He was internationally known for
his skills both as a radiologist and as a teacher and received both an
honorary doctorate of science degree and the prestigious Daniel Drake Medal
for scientific contributions from the University.
Fisher, Martin Henry, M.D.: (1879-1962) 12 linear feet
Became Professor of Physiology at the Ohio-Miami medical
college from 1910 to 1916, at which time his title transferred over to
the newly established U.C. College of Medicine. Famous for his oratory
and lecturing skills, he designed his lecture hall to resemble a 15th
Century Italian apothecary shop, complete with stained-glass windows. Many
of these decorations have been restored and are on display at the CMHC.
Freiberg, Albert Henry, M.D.: (1868 - 1940) 2 linear feet
U.C. Alumnus. Pioneer in establishing orthopedic surgery
as a specialty in this part of the county. He was a faculty member of the
Ohio Medical College until 1938, when he became Professor Emeritus of Orthopedic
Surgery. He was also a proponent to the merger of the Medical College of
Ohio and the Miami Medical College into today's College of Medicine at
U.C.
Gillespie, William, Sr. M.D.: (1868-1925) 9 linear feet
1890 Alumnus. Medical College of Ohio, Cincinnati. He
was a professor of obstetrics at the U.C. College of medicine and worked
in close coordination with his uncle, Dr. Thaddeus Asbury Reamy. He also
became president of the Academy of Medicine of Cincinnati in 1908.
Goldman, Leon, M.D.: (1905-Present) 8 linear feet
1929 Alumnus, UC College of Medicine. Performed his residency
at Cincinnati General Hospital, where he later became the first resident
dermatologist at the hospital and faculty member in the department of medicine
and dermatology. He served as Chief of Dermatology and Professor starting
in 1947. He is internationally renown for his work with laser dermatology,
which he began in 1961 and continues to this day.
Good, Ralph W. M.D.: (1900-1983) 1 linear foot
1924 Alumnus, UC College of Medicine. Interned at the
Cincinnati General hospital from 1924 to 1925. He practiced surgery for
50 years in Cincinnati, servicing some of this time as Director of Surgery
at Deaconess Hospital and as President of the Cincinnati Surgical Society.
He gave the first intravaneous anesthetic to a patient in Cincinnati.
Goodyear, Henry M., M.D.: (1889-1988) 3 linear feet
He came to the University of Cincinnati in 1919 under
the ----of Dr. Christian R. Holmes. He served in the UC Dept of Otolaryngology
for a total of 68 years working as full professor and chairman for the
team 1946-1960. He also served as ENT Department Director of Children's
Hospital; consultant at Children's Convalescent Home an attending Otolaryngologist/Chief
of medical staff at Christ Hospital. In addition, he also served as vice-president
of the American Laryngological Society, as well as co-founder and later
president of the Cincinnati Otological Society.
Hall, Joseph Arda, M.D.: (1872-1940) 1 linear foot
1897 Alumnus, Miami Medical College. Practiced in Troy,
Ohio, and later in Cincinnati with his father, Dr. Rufus B. Hall. He became
Chief Surgeon of the Ohio National Guard during World War I.
Hamburger, Morton, Jr. M.D.: (1907-1970) 51 linear feet
Completed his residency at Cincinnati General Hospital
in 1938, when he joined the faculty of the U.C. College of medicine. In
1956 he became Assistant Director of Internal Medicine and in 1958 he became
Professor of Medicine. He is well known for his research of infectious
diseases.
Harrison, John P., M.D.: (1796-1849) 1 linear foot
Became chair of Materia Medica at the Medical Department
of Cincinnati College in 1835 until the school was abandoned in 1839. In
1841, he joined the faculty of the Medical College of Ohio, Cincinnati,
where he served as professor of Materia Medica, theory, and practice until
his death. He also served as vice-president of the American Medial Association
in 1849.
Heuer, George Julius, M.D.: (1881-1950) 1 linear foot
He was a master surgeon, one of the very few to be equally
proficient in neurologic, thoracic and general surgery alike. Appointed
the first Christian R. Holmes Professor of Surgery at U.C. in 1922. He
established the first resident training program in surgery at the Cincinnati
General Hospital in 1923.
Holmes, Christian Rasmus, M.D.: (1857-1920) 11 linear
feet
1882 Alumnus, Miami Medical College. Completed internship
and residency at the Cincinnati Hospital and began working at the hospital
in 1886. He was the driving force behind creating the integration of teaching
hospital and medical school in Cincinnati. In 1914, his efforts yielded
the highly modern and reorganized Cincinnati General Hospital and he was
elected dean of the College of Medicine in order to see his efforts toward
re-vamping the school come to fruition. After working tirelessly at raising
funds for the new school, he lived to see it open in 1918. The Christian
R. Holmes hospital, next to the old medical school building, was dedicated
in his honor in 1928.
Jackson, Dennis E., M.D., Ph.D., Sc.D.: (1878-1980) 30
linear feet
Held the positions of Professor of Pharmacology and Edward
Wendland professor of Materia Medica and Therapeutics from 1918 to 1948.
In 1948, he became Professor Emeritus of pharmacology. He is well known
for his research in anesthesia and his development of the closed system
of anesthesia with carbon dioxide absorption. In addition, he developed
and invented many instruments, pieces of equipment, and experimental procedures
dealing with the field of anesthesia.
Kehoe, Robert Arthur, M.D.: (1893-1992)
1920 Alumnus, UC College of Medicine. Completed his residency
in pathology at Cincinnati General Hospital, then worked as Pathology at
Cincinnati General Hospital, then worked as a Pathologist at Jewish Hospital
until 1924. He then served in the physiology Dept. at UC, as well as the
Dept. of Occupational Medicine, Preventive Medicine, and Industrial Health
during the course of his career. His is best known for his invention of
the anti-knock addictive for car and plane fuel. In 1930, he founded the
UC Kettering Laboratory of Applied Physiology, the first university -based
laboratory devoted to toxicological problems peculiar to industry. He became
Professor Emeritus of Occupational Medicine at UC upon his retirement.
Longacre, Jacob James, M.D.: (1907-1977) 2 linear feet
Performed his surgical residency at the Cincinnati General
Hospital and practices plastic & reconstructive surgery starting in
1946. Because the director of the plastic surgery department at both Christ
and Bethesda Hospitals, as well as associate clinical professor of surgery
at UC. He also served in various capacities on the staff of the Good Samaritan,
Veterans Administrative, and St. Luke Hospitals in the Cincinnati area.
Lyon, Robert A. M.D.: (1900-1977) 2 linear feet
1925 Alumnus, UC College of Medicine. Performed his pediatrics
residency at the Cincinnati General Hospital. He taught pediatrics at UC
for 48 years, eventually becoming Emeritus professor of Pediatrics. He
founded or helped to found the following group in the Cincinnati area,
the Division of Neonatology at the Cincinnati General Hospital, the Children's
Heart Association, the Children's Dental Care Foundation, the Child Health
Association, the Adolescent Clinic of the Children's Hospital Medical Center,
the Cincinnati Health & Science Museum (now part of the Natural History
Museum), and various rural cardiac clinics in Southwestern Ohio.
Mendelsohn, Harry R., M.D.: (1910-1984) 1 linear foot
1936 Alumnus, UC College of Medicine. Faculty member and
adminstrator at the VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, from 1965 to 1980. He
was also medical director of the American Red Cross in Cincinnati and the
first president of the nation's first organized group of general physicians,
the Cincinnati Society of General Physicians. He was a recipient of the
Daniel Drake Award from the Southwestern Ohio Society of General Physicians.
Mills, Clarence A., M.D., Ph.D.: (1891-1974) 2 linear
feet
1922 Alumnus, UC College of Medicine. Became Associate
Professor of medicine at UC in 1928, then became Professor of Experimental
medicine in 1930, a position he held until his retirement in 1962. He is
best know for his research on the effects of air pollution and climate
on health, and his efforts led to the first smoke laws behind invoked in
Cincinnati in 1946.
Mills, George W., M.D.: (1889-1971) 2 linear feet
Brother of Dr. Clarence A. Mills, who practiced medicine
in the small town of Wall, South Dakota, for over 50 years and also served
22 years as a representative in the South Dakota House of Representatives.
Mussey, Rueben Diamond, M.D., LL.D.: (1780-1866) 1 linear
foot
Accepted a position as Professor of Surgery at the Medical
College of Ohio, Cincinnati, in 1838. He then accepted the Chair of Surgery
at Miami medical college in 1852. In addition, he was a founder and president
of the Academy of Medicine of Cincinnati in 1857, as well as being elected
the fourth president of the AMA in 1850.
Nickels, Samuel, M.D.: (1833-1908) 2 linear feet
1865 Alumnus of the Medical College of Ohio, Cincinnati.
Became Professor of Anatomy at that college in 1865, then chair of chemistry
and pharmacy in 1869 and finally Professor of Materia Medica from 1874
until his retirement in 1898. He also served as President of the Academy
of medicine of Cincinnati in 1885.
Reamy, Thaddeus Asbury, M.D., LL.D.: (1829-1907) 9 linear
feet
Became the professor of obstetrics, gynecology and pediatrics
at the Medial College of Ohio, Cincinnati, in 1871. He was also elected
president of the Academy of Medicine of Cincinnati in 1881. He was a pioneer
of obstetrics and in 1874 he established the firs Women's Hospital west
of the Allegheny Mountains, which was later to be absorbed by Bethesda
Hospital. His efforts also le to the first combined residency of obstetrics
and gynecology in Cincinnati, as well as the first successful obstetric
clinic in the country.
Rudney, Harry Ph.D.: (1918-Present) 54 linear feet
Served as chair of the Department of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology, as well as Andrew Carnegie Professor of Biological Chemistry,
at the UC College of Medicine from 1967-1989. In 1989, he became Professor
Emeritus of both of these departments. He is best known for his work in
and research on cholesterol biosynthesis.
Siler, Vinton Ernest, M.D.: (1909-1971) 3 linear feet
1934 Alumnus, U.C. College of Medicine. He interned for
one year at the Cincinnati General Hospital, then was a surgical resident
the next 6 under such noted surgeons as Dr. Mont Reid. He stayed at U.C.
as a faculty member, rising to the positions of Assistant professor of
Surgery in 1943 and Professor of Surgery in 1961. He also helped found
the Mont Reid Surgical Society and was its president from 1960 to 1963
Striker, Cecil, M.D.: (1897-1976) 42 linear feet
1921 Alumnus. UC College of Medicine. Completed his internship
and residency at the Cincinnati General Hospital. He worked as a staff
physician for the Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati form 1925 to 1937 at which
time he joined the faculty of UC and progressed from Assistant to Associate
Clinical Professor of Medicine. He received a Fellowship form the American
College of Physicians in 1934 and board certification in Internal Medicine
in 1937. His greatest field of endeavor was diabetes, and in 1941, he founded
and became the first president of the American Diabetes Association. In
addition, he served as President of the Academy of Medicine of Cincinnati
(1951-1952), President of the Ohio Society of Medical History (1960), and
the presiding officer of the UC College of Medicine Alumnal Association
(1961).
Wagner, Edward A., M.D.: (1888-1976)
1909 Alumnus, Medical college of Ohio at Cincinnati. He
established and served as Director of the Dept of Pediatrics at Good Samaritan
Hospital. He also served as Director of the Premature Department at Cincinnati
General Hospital and as Associate Professor of Pediatrics at UC, a part
from being President of Cincinnati Pediatric Society. He was an international
expert on croup and premature birth.
Weiss, Hiram Bertram, M.D.: (1890-1982) 5 linear feet
1915 Alumnus, UC College of Medicine. During his career
in Cincinnati, he served as Professor of Medicine at UC, President of the
Academy of Medicine of Cincinnati and also President of the Medical Staff
and Director of Internal Medicine at Jewish Hospital. He was a co-founder
of the Society of Internal Medicine of Cincinnati. His archives collection
includes patient records of veterans who served in WWI.
Wherry, William Buchanan, M.D.: (1874-1936) 1 linear foot
Pathologist who discovered the disease tularemia. He came
to Cincinnati as Assistant Professor of Pathology in 1909, becoming full
Professor of Bacteriology in 1912. Wherry Hall was dedicated at the U.C.
Medical Center in his honor in 1957.
Whittaker, James T., M.D.: (1843-1900) 1 linear foot
1867 Alumnus of the Medical College of Ohio, Cincinnati.
Became professor of physiology at that college in 1870, the professor of
clinical medicine in 1871. Finally, he was professor of practice from 1879
until his death in 1900. Some of his greatest efforts dealt with research
of the disease tuberculosis, and he was the first American student of the
famous German physician/scientist Dr. Robert Koch.
Wright, Marmaduke Burr, M.D.: (1803-1879) 1 linear foot
Helped revitalize hospitals throughout Ohio to incorporate
a more advanced and humane system of caring for the insane. He became Professor
of Materia Medica at the Medical College of Ohio, Cincinnati in 1938. He
served as chair of Obstetrics at that institution from 1840 to 1850; then
again from 1860 to 1868 at which time he became an emeritus professor at
his own request. He served on the Ohio State Medical Society committee
of Medical Ethics in 1854 and was well known for his integrity and principles.
He served as Dean of the College of Medicine the following terms 1842-1843,
1847-1848, 1860-1862 and 1867-1869.
