Douglas Symmers

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Portrait of Douglas Symmers, MD (1879-1952), with the inscription “To Chubby and Clarence-Douglas Symmers.” Dr. Symmers served as Professor of Gross Pathology at New York University College of Medicine from 1934 to 1945. He also served as the Director of Laboratories at Bellevue Hospital.

Faneuil Dunkin Weisse

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Head-and-shoulders portrait of Faneuil Dunkin Weisse, MD (1842-1915). Weisse received his MD from University Medical College in 1864. He taught at University Medical College from 1861 to 1890 as Professor of Dermatology (1867-1875), Professor of Practical and Surgical Anatomy (1876-1889), and Professor of Surgical Pathology (1874-1876). He later taught at the New York College of Dentistry.

Fred Weidman

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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.