Medical colleges -- Alumni and alumnae

Carte de visite portrait of Joseph Decatur Bryant, MD (1845-1914). Dr. Bryant received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1868. He taught as a Professor of Surgical Anatomy, Surgery, and Orthopedic Surgery at Bellevue Hospital College from 1875 to 1914. Dr. Bryant also served as the Commissioner of Health of both New York City and New York State, Surgeon-General of the National Guard, and personal physician to President Grover Cleveland. In 1893, he operated on Cleveland for sarcoma of the left upper jaw.

Photograph of an illustrated portrait of Joseph Decatur Bryant, MD (1845-1914). Dr. Bryant received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1868. He taught as a Professor of Surgical Anatomy, Surgery, and Orthopedic Surgery at Bellevue Hospital College from 1875 to 1914. Dr. Bryant also served as the Commissioner of Health of both New York City and New York State, Surgeon-General of the National Guard, and personal physician to President Grover Cleveland. In 1893, he operated on Cleveland for sarcoma of the left upper jaw.

Portrait of Hermann Michael Biggs, MD (1859-1923). Dr. Biggs received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1883, after which he interned at Bellevue Hospital from 1883 to 1884. His career at Bellevue Hospital Medical College (later University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College) spanned from 1884 to 1923. Dr. Biggs taught across a variety of medical disciplines, including Pathological Anatomy, Therapeutics and Clinical Medicine, and Principles and Practice of Medicine. He received world-wide recognition for his contributions to public health, concentrating on the application of the science of bacteriology to the prevention and control of infectious diseases. One of his many achievements was the establishment of the New York City Board of Health Laboratory.

Photograph of an etched portrait of Hermann Michael Biggs, MD (1859-1923), signed. Dr. Biggs received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1883, after which he interned at Bellevue Hospital from 1883 to 1884. His career at Bellevue Hospital Medical College (later University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College) spanned from 1884 to 1923. Dr. Biggs taught across a variety of medical disciplines, including Pathological Anatomy, Therapeutics and Clinical Medicine, and Principles and Practice of Medicine. He received world-wide recognition for his contributions to public health, concentrating on the application of the science of bacteriology to the prevention and control of infectious diseases. One of his many achievements was the establishment of the New York City Board of Health Laboratory.

Portrait taken at the annual New York University School of Medicine Parents Association Buffet Supper, 1956. Participants from left to right: Marcus Kogel, Dean of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine; George E. Armstrong, Director of the Medical Center; William N. Hubbard, Class of 1944, Associate Dean; Homer Smith; Harry Wexler, Class of 1922, Chairman of the Parents Association; Sidney Rubenfeld, Class of 1930.

Portrait of Lyman Guy Barton, MD (1866–1944). Dr. Barton received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1891. An inscription on the back of the photograph reads: “Miss Bayne, this is Lyman Guy Barton, Bellevue Medical College, 1891, inventor of Barton Obstetrical Forceps, Barton Head tongs, etc. (v. Violet ‘44) & classmate of Wm Studdiford, Sr. - L. Gardner.”

Portrait of Robert S. Bart, MD. Dr. Bart received his MD from New York University School of Medicine in 1960. He taught at New York University School of Medicine as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Dermatology (1966-1969), Assistant Professor of Dermatology (1969-1971), and Associate Professor of Dermatology (1971-1994).

Portrait of Anthony Bassler, MD (1874-1959). Dr. Bassler received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1898. He served as Assistant to the Chair of Pediatrics at University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1899 to 1900.

Photograph of Herbert Williams Adams, MD (1857-1960) with a cake in celebration of his 100th birthday, October 1957. Dr. Adams received his MD from University Medical College in 1884.

Group portrait of the Bellevue Hospital Medical College class of 1896.