Medical colleges -- Alumni and alumnae

Cabinet card of Reginald Hall Sayre, MD (1859-1929), seated at a desk. Dr. Sayre received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1884. The son of Dr. Lewis A. Sayre, he also became an orthopedic surgeon and taught at Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1899 to 1929. He succeeded his father as head of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery.

Portrait of Daniel Bennett Roosa, MD (1838-1908). Dr. Roosa received his MD from University Medical College in 1860. He taught at University Medical College as a Lecturer on Diseases of the Eye and Ear (1863-1874) and Professor of Ophthalmology (1874-1882).

Signed portrait of Daniel Bennett Roosa, MD (1838-1908). Dr. Roosa received his MD from University Medical College in 1860. He taught at University Medical College as a Lecturer on Diseases of the Eye and Ear (1863-1874) and Professor of Ophthalmology (1874-1882).

Illustrated portrait of Daniel Bennett Roosa, MD (1838-1908), with signature. Dr. Roosa received his MD from University Medical College in 1860. He taught at University Medical College as a Lecturer on Diseases of the Eye and Ear (1863-1874) and Professor of Ophthalmology (1874-1882).

Photograph of a painted portrait of Robert James Carlisle, MD (1859-1935). Dr. Carlisle received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1884. He served at Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1887 to 1895 as an Assistant to the Chair of Materia Medica and Therapeutics (1887-1892) and Assistant to the Chair of Principles and Practice of Medicine (1892-1895). Dr. Carlisle taught in the Department of Medicine at University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1898 to 1935, becoming a full Professor of Medicine in 1924.

Portrait of Robert James Carlisle, MD (1859-1935). Dr. Carlisle received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1884. He served at Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1887 to 1895 as an Assistant to the Chair of Materia Medica and Therapeutics (1887-1892) and Assistant to the Chair of Principles and Practice of Medicine (1892-1895). Dr. Carlisle taught in the Department of Medicine at University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1898 to 1935, becoming a full Professor of Medicine in 1924.

Portrait of Joseph Goldberger, MD (1874-1929) in military uniform. Dr Goldberger received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1895. He is known for his discovery of the pellagra preventive factor.

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.