George David Stewart

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Portrait of George David Stewart, MD. Dr. Stewart received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1889. He taught at Bellevue Hospital Medical College as an Adjunct Lecturer of Anatomy (1895-1896), Adjunct Professor of Anatomy (1896-1897), Professor of Anatomy, and Professor of Clinical Surgery.

George David Stewart

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Signed portrait of George David Stewart, MD. Dr. Stewart received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1889. He taught at Bellevue Hospital Medical College as an Adjunct Lecturer of Anatomy (1895-1896), Adjunct Professor of Anatomy (1896-1897), Professor of Anatomy, and Professor of Clinical Surgery.

George David Stewart

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Portrait of George David Stewart, MD. Dr. Stewart received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1889. He taught at Bellevue Hospital Medical College as an Adjunct Lecturer of Anatomy (1895-1896), Adjunct Professor of Anatomy (1896-1897), Professor of Anatomy, and Professor of Clinical Surgery.

Stephen Smith - Illustration from "Darkness & Daylight"

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An illustration from "Darkness & Daylight" of Stephen Smith, MD (1823-1922), leading rounds at old Bellevue Hospital.

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.

Lewis Albert Sayre with Patient

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Lewis Albert Sayre, MD (1820-1900), observes the change in the curvature of the spine as a patient self-suspends herself prior to being wrapped in Sayre's plaster of Paris bandage treatment. Dr. Sayre served as Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1861 to 1897 and as Emeritus Professor from 1897 to 1898.