Carlos Frederick MacDonald

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Portrait of Carlos Frederick MacDonald, MD (1845-1926). Dr. MacDonald received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1869. He taught at Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1889 to 1898 as Professor of Mental Diseases. He then taught at University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College, first as Professor of Mental Diseases and Medical Jurisprudence (1898-1907) and then as Emeritus Professor (1907-1909).

Luther Emmett Holt, Jr.

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Portrait of Luther Emmett Holt, Jr., MD (1895-1974). Dr. Holt taught at the New York University College of Medicine as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics from 1944 to 1960, and at the New York University School of Medicine as Professor of Pediatrics from 1960 to 1972. Acclaimed for his international pediatric work improving nutrition and childcare, Dr. Holt founded the Society for Pediatric Research.

Morris Herman

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Image of Morris Herman, MD (1906-1987), seated at his desk, from p. 56 of the 1954 NYU Medical Violet yearbook. Dr. Herman received his MD from University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1930. He taught at the New York University College of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry from 1935 to 1979, eventually holding the title of Menas S. Gregory Professor of Psychiatry (1949-1979) and Acting Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Michael Heidelberger and Lyndon B. Johnson

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Photograph of Michael Heidelberger, MD (1888-1991), left, shaking hands with President Lyndon B. Johnson, right, as the president awards Dr. Heidelberger the National Medal of Science. Dr. Donald F. Hornig, head of the White House Office of Science and Technology, stands in the background. Dr. Heidelberger taught at the New York University School of Medicine as Adjunct Professor of Pathology from 1964 to 1991.