John Hugh Mulholland teaching in the amphitheater

John Hugh Mulholland teaching in the amphitheater
Photograph of John Hugh Mulholland, MD (1900-1974) instructing in the amphitheater at the NYU School of Medicine. Dr. Mulholland received his MD from University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1925. He later became Professor of Surgery at NYU Medical College. Dr. Mulholland is noted for his research in the metabolic aspects of surgery and diseases of the pancreaticoduodenal area.

New York Post Graduate Medical School and Hospital - Main Operating Amphitheater

New York Post Graduate Medical School and Hospital - Main Operating Amphitheater
Operation in the main operating room, an amphitheater, at the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital, ca. 1902. This image was used in the 18th Annual Report (1902, p.80) of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital. The patient was Herman Boldt, assisting at the table was Robert G. Tracy, and at the instrument table was J. Furniss.

Edward Gamaliel Janeway’s Clinic in the Bellevue Hospital Amphitheater

Edward Gamaliel Janeway’s Clinic in the Bellevue Hospital Amphitheater
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.