Physicians

Image of Sigmund L. Wilens, MD, seated at his desk, from p. 40 of the 1954 NYU Medical Violet yearbook. Dr. Wilens became Professor of Pathology at New York University College of Medicine in 1934. He also held the role of Director of Pathology at Bellevue Hospital from 1949 to 1955.

Portrait of Sam Bernard Wortis, MD (1904-1969). Dr. Wortis joined the faculty of the New York University School of Medicine in 1931 as director of the Laboratory of Neuropsychiatry. He served as chair of the Department of Neurology and Psychiatry from 1942 to 1969 and held the role of dean of the New York University School of Medicine from 1960 to 1963.

Portrait of Fred Wise, MD (1881-1950). Dr. Wise served as the clinical chief of the Skin and Cancer Unit of New York Post-Graduate Hospital until his retirement in 1947.

Portrait of Arthur Zitrin, MD (1918-2019), holding a copy of the Bellevue Platter, an early 19th century “Blue China” artifact owned by the NYU Medical Archives.

Dr. Zitrin received his MD from New York University School of Medicine in 1945. His long and accomplished career at New York University School of Medicine began when he was appointed to the medical faculty in 1949. In 1967, Dr. Zitrin became a full professor of psychiatry. From 1955 to 1968, he was Director of Psychiatry at Bellevue Hospital Center, and from 1962 to 1964, he served as Director of Psychiatry of the New York City Department of Hospitals.

Portrait of Sam Bernard Wortis, MD (1904-1969), holding a book and gesturing playfully. Dr. Wortis joined the faculty of the New York University School of Medicine in 1931 as director of the Laboratory of Neuropsychiatry. He served as chair of the Department of Neurology and Psychiatry from 1942 to 1969 and held the role of dean of the New York University School of Medicine from 1960 to 1963.

Portrait of Arthur Zitrin, MD (1918-2019), seated at his desk. Dr. Zitrin received his MD from New York University School of Medicine in 1945. His long and accomplished career at New York University School of Medicine began when he was appointed to the medical faculty in 1949. In 1967, Dr. Zitrin became a full professor of psychiatry in 1976. From 1955 to 1968, he was Director of Psychiatry at Bellevue Hospital Center, and from 1962 to 1964, he served as Director of Psychiatry of the New York City Department of Hospitals.

Portrait of William E. Smith, MD (1914-2004), looking up from a microscope. While serving as an associate professor of industrial medicine at New York University College of Medicine, Dr. Smith led research on the presence of carcinogens in refining petroleum.

Photograph of Marion Baldur Sulzberger, MD (1895-1984), seated, with a patient and three medical students. The image was published in the 1952-53 Bulletin of the Post-Graduate Medical School.

Dr. Sulzberger became director of the New York Skin and Cancer Unit in 1947. From 1949 to 1960, he served as Professor of Dermatology and chairman of the Department of Dermatology at New York University Medical School. Dr. Sulzberger was named professor emeritus in 1960.

Portrait of William Henry Welch, MD (1850-1934) in military officer’s uniform. Dr. Welch taught at Bellevue Hospital Medical College as Professor of Pathology from 1878 to 1884. Welch served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during World War I, eventually rising to the rank of Brigadier General in the Reserve Corps and earning a Distinguished Service Medal for his wartime service.

Portrait of George Barclay Wallace, MD (1874-1948). Dr. Wallace served as Professor of Pharmacology and head of the Department of Pharmacology at University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College of New York University.