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Charles Bailey Personal papers, 1940-1980 (inclusive) 1940-1980 (bulk)

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1.5 linear feet (3.5 doc boxes)

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Articles and publications written by Charles Philamore Bailey, along with research materials, mostly regarding heart surgery. Dr. Bailey was a renowned heart surgeon and is known for pioneering methods for surgery on the mitral valve in 1946, which greatly expanded the possibilities of viable heart surgeries. Dr. Bailey graduated from Hahnemann Medical College in 1932. After his graduation he went on to become the Chief of Thoracic Surgery at Hahnemann Hospital during the 1940s and 1950s. From 1956 to 1961 Dr. Bailey was the Director of Cardiovascular Surgery at Deborah Heart and Lung Center, and was also the Director of General Surgery at New York Medical College from 1959-1962. Aside from teaching and lecturing in various capacities, Dr. Bailey also earned a law degree from Fordham University Law School in the late 1960s, and after taking up work as a legal consultant, he had stopped conducting surgeries by the mid 1970s.

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Hahnemann Club of Philadelphia records, 1884-1989 (inclusive)

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2 linear feet

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Founded in 1872, the Hahnemann Club of Philadelphia helped promote comradery among its members, advance the standards of medical education, and uphold the homeopathic interests of the college. The Hahnemann Club was the oldest surviving Philadelphia medical club until it disbanded in the 1990s. Collection contains the Hahnemann Club records including bound books and binders with meeting minutes (1884-1989) and exhibit captions.

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Daniel C. Gajdusek papers, 1970-1983 (inclusive) 1970-1980 (bulk)

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0.5 linear feet (1 doc box)

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Dr. Daniel Carleton Gajdusek [1923-2008] was a Nobel Prize winning virologist. Dr. Gajdusek is best known for his research work on prion, or protein based, diseases, most specifically the Kuru disease. He worked on this research primarily in the South Pascific region of New Guinea starting in 1957. He won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1976. From 1970 to 1997 he also acted as the Head of the Brain Studies Laboratory at the National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke. Dr. Gajdusek also received an honorary doctorate from Hahnemann Medical College in 1983. Contains correspondence, a published bibliography, his Nobel lecture with biography in 1976, signed selected reprints, and a photograph.

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Charles Cameron and Mary Papanicolaou papers, 1960-1983 (inclusive) 1960-1980 (bulk)

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0.5 linear feet (1 doc box box)

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Andromache "Mary" Papanicolaou [1890-1982] was the wife and lab technician of Dr. George Papanicolaou [1883-1962], a cytopathology researcher known for developing the Pap Smear. Mrs. Papanicolaou was instrumental in Dr. Papanicolaou's discovery of the cervical screening method due to the fact that she volunteered as a test subject for Dr. Papanicolaou's cervical screening experiments almost daily. The Pap Smear is considered one of the leading breakthroughs in cancer detection, and is used to detect cervical cancer at treatable stages. The Pap Smear is also used for the detection of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and was vital to the creation of an HPV vaccine. Dr. Charles Cameron [1908-1998] was an influential early member of the American Cancer Society, and worked closely with Dr. Papanicolaou in organizing the First National Cytology Conference in 1948 where Dr. Papanicolaou presented, standardized, and trained others in delivering and reading the results of a Pap Smear. Dr. Cameron...(see more)

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Joseph DiPalma papers, 1939-1980 (inclusive) 1939-1980 (bulk)

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0.3 linear feet (one half doc box)

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Dr. Joseph R. DiPalma [1916- 2011] was a pharmacologist and dean of Hahnemann Medical College. After receiving a medical degree from the Long Island University School of Medicine, he came to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1950, and was appointed Chair of the Pharmacology Department at Hahnemann Medical College in 1951. He served in this position until 1968 when he became Dean of Hahnemann Medical College and Vice President of Academic Affairs. He stepped down to become Associate Dean for Continuing Education in 1982, and officially retired in 1986. Contains research notes and first full length paper, 1939. Letter of congratulations from Eugene Landis 1950, Nomination letter for chair of Pharmacology, testimonial dinner, 27 Sept. 1980.

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Carl Fischer papers, 1928-1979 (inclusive) 1928-1979 (bulk)

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.75 linear feet (1.5 doc box, tied up folder)

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Carl Fischer, MD (1902-1989) graduated from Princeton University, 1924, and Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia, 1928. Following post graduate work in St. Louis and New York he returned to Hahnemann in 1930 as a faculty member, pediatric physician, and researcher, and was chair of the Department of Pediatrics 1945 - 1967. The Carl C. Fischer, M.D. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Hahnemann University Hospital was named in 1980. This collection reflects general activity at Hahnemann including addresses and lectures, an autobiography, departmental correspondence and correspondence regarding homeopathy, original photographs, and materials on the history of the Hahnemann Club.

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Richard R. Gutekunst papers, 1947-1979 (inclusive) 1947-1979 (bulk)

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0.75 linear feet (1.5 doc)

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Dr. Richard R. Gutekunst [1927-2018] was a bacteriologist and dean of Hahnemann Medical College. A U.S. Navy veteran, he served as a pharmacist's mate during World War II. While in the U.S. Naval Reserves, Dr. Gutekunst earned a degree in bacteriology from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science in 1951, then returned to military service as an commissioned Ensign in the U.S. Navy Medical Service Corps during the Korean War. Dr. Gutekunst retired from the Navy in 1968, and became a professor as well as Dean of the Hahnemann Medical College College of Allied Health Professions. He left Hahnemann in 1980, when he became Dean of the College of Health Related Professions at the University of Florida. Dr. Gutekunst retired in 1995. The collection contains lecture notes for various microbiology courses in the mid 1970s, undergraduate notes from Muhlenberg College, 1947-48, biography, bibliography, and photographs.

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William Likoff papers, 1944-1978 (inclusive) 1944-1978 (bulk)

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0.75 linear feet (1.5 doc box)

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Dr. William Likoff was a renowned cardiologist and was president of the American College of Cardiology from 1967-1968 and graduate of Hahnemann Medical College, class of 1938. Later in 1975, he helped play a key role in founding the Likoff Institute for Cardiovascular Research at Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital. Two years later in 1977 he became the president of Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital.y. Contains Dr. Likoff's CV, bibliography, some correspondence, photographs, news clippings, and reprints, as well as awards and certificates.

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John H. Moyer papers, 1958-1975 (inclusive) 1960-1975 (bulk)

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0.5 linear feet (1 doc)

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Dr. John H. Moyer [1917-2004] was a medical researcher and professor at Hahnemann Medical College. He is known for his numerous publications, as well as his developmental research work on Diuril, an early and effective blood pressure medication, and his work on developing the first portable dialysis machine. From 1957 to 1974, Dr. Moyer acted as the Chair of Medicine at Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital, and later went on to become the Medical Director at Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital from 1974 to 1988. Contains a biography, bibliography, and photographs, focused on the Department of Medicine history and early hypertension research. Also contains information on the first Hahnemann symposium in 1958, on hypertension.

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Hahnemann Hospital Medical College Faculty and Student articles, 1954-1989 (inclusive) 1954-1988 (bulk)

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0.3 linear feet (1 half doc box)

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Contains Hahnemann Medical College faculty bibliography for the years 1977-88, and Hahnemann Medical College student bibliography for the years 1954-60. Also includes various assorted Hahnemann Medical College student articles. Collection recommended for dismantle.

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