Physicians

Signed portrait of Warren N. Richter, MD, seated at a desk with a microscope. The inscription reads, “With best regards, Warren N. Richter.”

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.

Portrait of Carl Julius Rothberger, MD (1871-1945). The photograph is signed, with a note in German to Dr. Emmanuel Libman dated December 12, 1932. Dr. Rothberger became Professor of General and Experimental Pathology at the University of Vienna in 1904, and held the position of deputy head of the Institute of General and Experimental Pathology from 1924 until he was forcibly retired by the Nazi government in 1936.

Photograph of Donal Sheehan, MD (1908-1964) wearing a lab coat. Dr. Sheehan taught at New York University Medical College from 1937 until his death, apart from a 1947-1948 term as general director of the Commonwealth Fund. He served as acting dean of the medical school for three years during World War II, as chairman of the Scientific Committee of the NYU-Bellevue Medical Center, and as director of the Medical Center from 1953-1955.

Portrait of Irving Schwartz, MD (1918-2011). Dr. Schwartz received his MD from New York University School of Medicine in 1943. Dr. Schwartz was the first Dean of the Graduate School of Biological Sciences at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, holding the role from 1965 to 1980, when he became Dean Emeritus. He was also the first Chair of the Department of Structural and Chemical Biology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Director of the Mount Sinai Center for Polypeptide Research. In 1973, he was the recipient of the Medical Alumni Achievement Award from the New York University School of Medicine.

Signed portrait of Roman Reszczyński, MD, inscribed "To my much esteemed colleague Dr. Howard Fox in remembrance of the days spent together in Budapest. Roman Reszczyński [illegible].”

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Illustration of Isaac Newton Quimby, MD (1831-1898). Dr. Quimby received his MD from University Medical College in 1859. He served as a surgeon in the United States Army from 1861 to 1865.

Portrait of Albert B. Sabin, MD (1906-1993). Dr. Sabin received his MD from University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1931.

Portrait of Stuart Franklin Schlossman, MD (1935-2023). Dr. Schlossman received his MD from New York University School of Medicine in 1958. He later became the Chief of the Division of Tumor Immunology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA.

Signed portrait of George B. Sexton, MD, wearing academic dress. The inscription reads, “To Dr. Howard Fox, ‘A Real Friend.’ With appreciation, G. B. Sexton.” Dr. Sexton was a Canadian dermatologist.

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Portrait of Robert Stewart Schwartz, MD (1928-2017). Dr. Schwartz received his MD from New York University School of Medicine in 1954. He later became Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine and served as Chief of the Division of Hematology at Tufts Medical Center for nearly three decades.