Schools, Medical

Photograph of Edward Gamaliel Janeway’s clinic being held in one of the Bellevue Hospital Medical College amphitheaters; Dr. Janeway is seated on the right.

Edward Gamaliel Janeway, MD (1841-1911) 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.

A view of the NYU Medical School building from across the street. The time period could be the 1930's or 1940's. Originally built for the Bellevue Hospital Medical College, NYU acquired the property in 1898 when the two schools merged. In the bottom right of the photograph is a large building with columns. This was NYU's 28th Street building, acquired from Cornell's Medical College in 1931.