Faculty, medical

Signed portrait of Samuel Albertus Brown, MD (1874-1952). Dr. Brown received his MD from University Medical College in 1894. He taught at University Medical College as an Instructor in Physical Diagnosis from 1897 to 1903, and then at University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1903 to 1932, serving as the Dean of the Medical School from 1915-1932 and Professor of Therapeutics from 1918-1932. He held the position of Professor Emeritus from 1932 to 1952.

Portrait of Edward C. Franklin, MD (1928-1982). Dr. Franklin received his MD from the New York University School of Medicine in 1950. Dr. Franklin taught at the New York University School of Medicine as an Assistant Professor of Medicine (1958-1963), an Associate Professor of Medicine (1963-1968), and Professor of Medicine (1968-1982). He is known for his original contributions in the field of human immunology and new insights into the mechanism of rheumatoid arthritis.

Photograph of an illustrated portrait of Charles Loomis Dana, MD (1852-1935). Dr. Dana held the position of Professor of Diseases of the Nervous System at Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1897 to 1898.

Portrait of Arthur Gerard DeVoe, MD. Dr. DeVoe served as Professor of Ophthalmology and Chairman of the Department at New York University College of Medicine from 1950 to 1959.

Carte de visite portrait of William Darling, MD (1802-1884). Dr. Darling received his MD from University Medical College in 1842. He taught at University Medical College as a Demonstrator of Anatomy (1845-1853), a University Lecturer in Anatomy (1851-1852), and a Professor of Anatomy (1866-1884). He also taught at Bellevue Hospital Medical College as a Professor of Anatomy from 1872 to 1884.

Carte de visite portrait of William Darling, MD (1802-1884). Dr. Darling received his MD from University Medical College in 1842. He taught at University Medical College as a Demonstrator of Anatomy (1845-1853), a University Lecturer in Anatomy (1851-1852), and a Professor of Anatomy (1866-1884). He also taught at Bellevue Hospital Medical College as a Professor of Anatomy from 1872 to 1884.

Portrait of Warren Coleman, MD (1869-1948). Dr. Coleman received his MD from University Medical College in 1892. He began his career at Bellevue Hospital Medical College, working as Assistant in the Physiological Laboratory (1890-1891), an Instructor in the Pathological Laboratory (1894-1895), an Instructor in Bacteriology (1894-1895), and an Instructor in Gross Pathology, Materia Medica, and Therapeutics (1895-1898). From 1918 to 1932, Dr. Coleman held the role of Assistant Professor of Medicine before his promotion to Professor of Clinical Medicine from 1932 to 1933. He held the role of Professor Emeritus of Clinical Medicine from 1933 to 1948. According to Dr. Clarence de la Chapelle, Dr. Coleman's special field of interest was the role of diet in the treatment of typhoid fever.

Portrait of Frank Wang Co Tui, MD. Dr. Co Tui taught at University and Bellevue Hospital as an Instructor in Pharmacology (1928-1931), Assistant Professor of Pharmacology (1931-1932), Clinical Professor of Surgery (1932-1934), and Associate Professor of Experimental Surgery (1934-1949).

Portrait of Clarence E. de la Chapelle, MD (1898-1987). Dr. De la Chapelle received his MD from University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1922. He joined the faculty of the medical school in 1925, where he remained for the duration of his career as a leading cardiologist. Dr. De la Chapelle held various leadership roles at the medical school, including serving as Assistant Dean and Associate Dean from 1943-1948, and as Associate Dean of the Post-Graduate Medical School from 1948-1963. On February 18, 1971, the Bellevue Hospital Medical library was named for, and dedicated, to Dr. Clarence E. de la Chapelle. In 1983, he endowed the NYU Medical Library Archives in memory of his late wife of 51 years, the former Lillian Buckmann.

Signed portrait of Lewis Atterbury Conner, MD (1867-1950). The inscription reads, “With sincere regards, Lewis A. Conner.” Dr. Conner served as a Tutor in the Practice of Medicine at Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1895 to 1896. A cardiologist who believed in treating heart disease as a matter of public health, he founded and served as first president of both the New York Heart Association and the American Heart Association.