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.

Portrait of Fred Wise, MD (1881-1950). Dr. Wise served as the clinical chief of the Skin and Cancer Unit of New York Post-Graduate Hospital until his retirement in 1947.

Portrait of John Marquis Converse, MD. Dr. Converse taught at the New York University College of Medicine as an Assistant in Surgery (1939-1947), an Instructor in Surgery (1947-1948), Assistant Professor of Clinical Plastic Surgery (1948-1952), Associate Professor of Clinical Plastic Surgery (1952-1957), and Lawrence D. Bell Professor of Plastic Surgery (1957-1981). He also served as the head of the Institute for Reconstructive & Plastic Surgery.

Illustration of Isaac Newton Quimby, MD (1831-1898). Dr. Quimby received his MD from University Medical College in 1859. He served as a surgeon in the United States Army from 1861 to 1865.

Portrait of Henry Honeyman Hazen, MD (1879-1951). Dr. Hazen was an important dermatologist who taught at Howard University Medical School from 1911 to 1944 and served in many public health roles within United States government.

Portrait of Howard Troy Phillips, MD (1891-1949), in a sailor’s uniform. The picture is inscribed: “To Howard Fox, Lt. Colonel U. S. Army. from Howard T. Phillips H. A. [Hospital Apprentice] [?] U. S. Navy.” Phillips was a dermatologist and served in the United States Navy during the First World War.

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 Marion Baldur Sulzberger, MD (1895-1984). 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 Marion Baldur Sulzberger, MD (1895-1984), from p. 60 of the 1954 NYU Medical Violet yearbook. 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 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.