Physicians

Portrait of Herbert L. Celler, MD. The photograph is mounted and signed “Dr. Celler."

Photograph of Jerome S. Coles (1913-1987), MD, delivering remarks at a podium during the 1982 Faculty Campaign Reception. Dr. Coles received his MD from New York University Medical College in 1936. He was elected chairman of the board of the NYU Medical Center in 1976, the first physician to hold the role.

Portrait of Nathan Smith Davis, MD (1817-1904), known as the “Father of the American Medical Association.”

Biography on the back of the image reads:

While serving as a representative of the Broome County Medical Society in the New York State Society, Dr. Davis offered resolutions calling for a lengthening and grading of the medical course of instruction. It was the discussion of these resolutions which led to the calling of a National Medical Convention in 1846 at NYU Medical Department. This was the organizational meeting of the American Medical Association.

Dr. Davis graduated from the College of Physicians of Western New York at Fairfield before he was 21 years of age. Dr. Davis served on the faculties of several medical schools and also helped to organize the Illinois Medical Society and the Chicago Medical Society.

Well-known as a writer and orator, Dr. Davis also edited several professional journals and in 1883 became the editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Temperance was one of his favorite topics and he lectured frequently on subjects connected with hygiene and popular science.

Medical students said that they acquired knowledge from all of their professors but their inspiration came from him.

Signed portrait of Charles Clayton Dennie, MD (1883-1971), in military uniform. Inscribed “To my very good friend Dr. Howard Fox, Charles C. Dennie.”

An American dermatologist, Dennie was studying dermatology and syphilology at The Hospital St. Louis in Paris in 1914 when World War I broke out. He would later serve in the United States Army Medical Corps. Dr. Dennie became head of the Department of Dermatology at Kansas University School of Medicine, where he spent his career.

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.

Signed portrait of Vicente Pardo-Castelló, MD (1892-1967), inscribed, “To Dr. Howard Fox, with kindest regards from his friend and pupil, V. Pardo-Castelló, Havana, May 31, 1930.” Dr. Pardo-Castelló was a Cuban dermatologist and Professor of Dermatology at the University of Havana Medical School, specializing in the study of leprosy and diseases of the nails.

Signed portrait of William Thomas Corlett, MD (1854-1948). Dr. Corlett was an American dermatologist from Ohio, known for his research on the effect of climate on skin diseases. He traveled and worked in Europe in the late 1800s, bringing back to Ohio innovative technologies such as the x-ray machine. From 1887 to 1924, Corlett taught as a professor of dermatology and syphilology at Western Reverse University Medical School.

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).

Formal portrait of R. B. Carmichael, MD. The signature on the back of the image reads "Dr. R. B. Carmichael, Washington, D.C."

This image was received as part of a NYU medical collection. The archives are unable to find additional information about the subject of this photograph. If you have information, please contact us.

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.