Portraits

Portrait of Theresa Bischoff, MD. Dr. Bischoff served as Clinical Professor of Health Care Management at New York University School of Medicine from 1993 to 2004.

Portrait of Claude Edwin Heaton, MD. Dr. Heaton received his MD from University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1921. He taught at University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College as an Instructor in Gynecology (1926-1932) and Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (1932-1941). Dr. Heaton then taught at New York University College of Medicine as Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (1941-1957), Lecturer in the History of Medicine (1957-1958), and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (1957-1967).

Portrait of Theodor Billroth, MD (1829-1894). Dr. Billroth was a German surgeon, known as the founding father of modern abdominal surgery. He was an early adopter of antiseptic surgical techniques. Billroth also influenced European and American surgical training with his advocacy for a model in which post-graduate medical students took on surgical assistantships to develop their practical skills.

Portrait of Jonas Edward Salk, MD (1914-1995), developer of the poliomyelitis vaccine. Dr. Salk received his MD from New York University College of Medicine in 1939.

Head and shoulders portrait of E. Brüsgaard. "E. Brüsgaard" signed in ink.

Photograph of Mrs. Helen R. Bayne seated at desk. Mrs. Bayne was the librarian for the University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College Library from 1929 to 1955. From 1955 to 1961 she served as the Curator, Archivist, and Research Librarian of the Medical Center of the New York University College of Medicine.

Portrait of Edward M. Bernecker, MD. Dr. Bernecker served as Commissioner of Hospitals of New York for seven years and later held the role of Administrator of Hospital Services with NYU-Bellevue Medical Center.

Photograph of Mrs. Helen R. Bayne seated at desk. Mrs. Bayne was the librarian for the University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College Library from 1929 to 1955. From 1955 to 1961 she served as the Curator, Archivist, and Research Librarian of the Medical Center of the New York University College of Medicine.

Portrait of Edward M. Bernecker, MD. Dr. Bernecker served as Commissioner of Hospitals of New York for seven years and later held the role of Administrator of Hospital Services with NYU-Bellevue Medical Center.

Portrait of Eugene Braunwald, MD. Dr. Braunwald received his MD from the New York University School of Medicine in 1952. He later became Chief of the Cardiology Branch of the National Heart Institute. Dr. Braunwald made important contributions in the fields of cardiovascular hemodynamics and diagnostic techniques, clinical cardiology, and internal medicine.