Physicians

Photograph of a bust of William Crawford Gorgas, MD (1854-1920). Dr. Gorgas received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1879. He was appointed to the US Army Medical Corps from 1880 to 1918, reaching the rank of Major General. Dr. Gorgas served as Chief Sanitary Officer in Havana, where, with Dr. Robert Ernest Noble, he worked to eradicate yellow fever and malaria. In 1904, Dr. Gorgas began his role as chief sanitary officer on the Panama Canal construction project.

Portrait of William Crawford Gorgas, MD (1854-1920), with caption: “William Gorgas 1854-1920. Controlled malaria and yellow fever at the site of the building of the Panama Canal.”

Dr. Gorgas received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1879. He was appointed to the US Army Medical Corps from 1880 to 1918, reaching the rank of Major General. Dr. Gorgas served as Chief Sanitary Officer in Havana, where, with Dr. Robert Ernest Noble, he worked to eradicate yellow fever and malaria. In 1904, Dr. Gorgas began his role as chief sanitary officer on the Panama Canal construction project.

Photograph of a bust of William Crawford Gorgas, MD (1854-1920). Dr. Gorgas received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1879. He was appointed to the US Army Medical Corps from 1880 to 1918, reaching the rank of Major General. Dr. Gorgas served as Chief Sanitary Officer in Havana, where, with Dr. Robert Ernest Noble, he worked to eradicate yellow fever and malaria. In 1904, Dr. Gorgas began his role as chief sanitary officer on the Panama Canal construction project.

Portrait of Edward Gamaliel Janeway, MD (1841-1911). Dr. Janeway served as Professor of Diseases of the Mind and Nervous System, Professor of Medicine, and Professor of Pathology and Practical Anatomy during his time at Bellevue Hospital Medical College and University & Bellevue Hospital Medical College (1881-1907). He served as the first dean of University & Bellevue Hospital Medical College when it merged in 1898. In 1878, Dr. Janeway hired the famous pathologist Dr. William Welch upon his return to the United States. From 1875 to 1881, Dr. Janeway served as the New York City Health Commissioner.

Cabinet card of Alfred Lebbeus Loomis, MD (1831-1895). Dr. Loomis taught at University Medical College as an Adjunct Professor of the Practice of Medicine (1864-1866) and Professor of Institutes and Practice of Medicine (1866-1895).

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.

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.

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.

Print of a painted portrait of George David Stewart, MD, with short biography below image. 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.

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.