Photographs

Portrait of Eric Richard Kandel, MD. Dr. Kandel received his MD from New York University School of Medicine in 1956. At the time of this portrait, he was Professor of Physiology and Psychiatry and Directory of Neurobiology and Behavior at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Kandel received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2000 for his research on memory storage in neurons.

Portrait of Kurt Hirschhorn, MD (1926-2022) with a microscope. Dr. Hirschhorn received his MD from New York University School of Medicine in 1954. Dr. Hirschhorn taught as an Instructor in Medicine (1956-1958), Assistant Professor of Medicine (1958-1964), and Associate Professor of Medicine (1964-1966) at New York University School of Medicine. He went on to become Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics, Genetics and Genomic Sciences at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Hirschhorn was a seminal thinker in human genetics and immunology research.

Portrait of John Frederick Erdmann, MD (1864-1954). Dr. Erdmann received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1887. He taught as Professor of Practical Anatomy at Bellevue Hospital Medical College and University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1895 to 1899.

Signed portrait of John C. A. Gerster, MD (1881-1974). Dr. Gerster taught as an Assistant Demonstrator in Operative Surgery at the University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1910-1913. He later taught as Clinical Professor of Surgery at the New York University College of Medicine from 1939 to 1950. He also had a career-long association with Lennox Hill Hospital (1922-1974).

Photograph of Professor Theodor Escherich, mounted on card board.

Portrait of William Goldring, MD (1898-1981). Dr. Goldring received his MD from University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1922. Het taught at University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College as an Assistant in Medicine (1926-1927), Instructor in Medicine (1927-1932), and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (1932-1939). He then taught at the New York University College of Medicine as an Associate Professor of Medicine from 1939 to 1960, and at the School of Medicine as a Professor of Medicine from 1960 to 1981. Dr. Goldring was a leading authority in hypertensive and renal diseases.

Portrait of Pinckney J. Harman, MD, at his desk. Dr. Harman taught at the New York University College of Medicine as Assistant Professor of Anatomy (1946-1949) and Associate Professor of Anatomy (1949-1956).

Photograph of F. Fadasjohn, originally taped onto mounting paper. Paper is inscribed, "Herr Collegen, Howard Fox, F. Fadasjohn.

Portrait of Joseph Harkavy, MD (1898-1970) inscribed “To Dr. [P] from his friend and pupil, Jos. Harkavy.” Dr. Harkavy received his MD from University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1928.

Photograph of Professor T. Giber, inscribed on mat, "Keep me in good remembrance Prof. T. Giber, Budapest, 1935 29/x"