Portrait of Arpad Geyza Gerster, MD (1848-1923). Dr. Gerster was born in Hungary and received his medical degree from the University of Vienna in 1872. He emigrated to the United States where he eventually became House Surgeon at Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Gerster published The Rules of Aseptic and Antiseptic Surgery, the first book on antiseptic surgical methods in the United States, in 1888.

Signed portrait of Fred D. Weidman, MD (1881-1956). Dr. Weidman was a dermatologist, spending his career as a teacher and researcher in Philadelphia. In 1926-27, he designed an important survey and public health report on the treatment of ringworm and other fungal diseases in the United States and abroad.

Portrait of Paul Ferdinand Schilder, MD (1886-1940). Dr. Schilder was born in Vienna and received his MD from the Medical University of Vienna in 1909. A prominent Austrian psychiatrist, he emigrated to the United States in 1929. From 1930 to his death in 1940, he served as medical director of the psychiatric division of Bellevue Hospital and research professor of psychiatry at New York University College of Medicine.

Photograph of Marion Baldur Sulzberger, MD (1895-1984), seated, with a patient and three medical students. The image was published in the 1952-53 Bulletin of the Post-Graduate Medical School.

Dr. Sulzberger became director of the New York Skin and Cancer Unit in 1947. From 1949 to 1960, he served as Professor of Dermatology and chairman of the Department of Dermatology at New York University Medical School. Dr. Sulzberger was named professor emeritus in 1960.

Portrait of Leopold Lichtwitz, MD (1876-1943). In 1919, Dr. Litchwitz became the head of the Department of Internal Medicine at Hamburg’s Altona Municipal Hospital. He eventually became director of the hospital. In 1931, he became director of Berlin’s Rudolf Virchow Hospital. He was removed from his post by the Nazi regime in 1933. After emigrating to the United States, Dr. Lichtwitz became director of the Department of Internal Medicine at Montefiore Hospital.

Cabinet card of Stephen Smith, MD (1823-1922). Dr. Smith served as Professor of Anatomy (1867-1872) and Professor of Principles and Practice of Surgery (1861-1866) at Bellevue Hospital Medical College. He also served as Professor of Clinical Surgery (1874-1894), Professor of Orthopedic Surgery (1874-1882), and Emeritus Professor (1894-1896) at University Medical College.

A well-known surgeon and public health officer, he undertook a survey of New York City Health conditions in 1865 on behalf of the Council on Hygiene and Public Health. The Report of the Council, referred to as the Magna Carta of municipal sanitation in the United States, resulted in a law passed in 1866 which established the Health Department. Dr. Smith was a founder of and the first president of the American Public Health Association.

Signed carte de visite portrait of Stephen Smith, MD (1823-1922). Dr. Smith served as Professor of Anatomy (1867-1872) and Professor of Principles and Practice of Surgery (1861-1866) at Bellevue Hospital Medical College. He also served as Professor of Clinical Surgery (1874-1894), Professor of Orthopedic Surgery (1874-1882), and Emeritus Professor (1894-1896) at University Medical College.

A well-known surgeon and public health officer, he undertook a survey of New York City Health conditions in 1865 on behalf of the Council on Hygiene and Public Health. The Report of the Council, referred to as the Magna Carta of municipal sanitation in the United States, resulted in a law passed in 1866 which established the Health Department. Dr. Smith was a founder of and the first president of the American Public Health Association.

Photograph of Stephen Smith, MD (1823-1922), standing in the Palm Room of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, Michigan. Dr. Smith served as Professor of Anatomy (1867-1872) and Professor of Principles and Practice of Surgery (1861-1866) at Bellevue Hospital Medical College. He also served as Professor of Clinical Surgery (1874-1894), Professor of Orthopedic Surgery (1874-1882), and Emeritus Professor (1894-1896) at University Medical College.

A well-known surgeon and public health officer, he undertook a survey of New York City Health conditions in 1865 on behalf of the Council on Hygiene and Public Health. The Report of the Council, referred to as the Magna Carta of municipal sanitation in the United States, resulted in a law passed in 1866 which established the Health Department. Dr. Smith was a founder of and the first president of the American Public Health Association.