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Walter Reed

Walter Reed

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Photograph of a bust of Walter Reed, MD (1851-1902), located at the Hall of Fame for Great Americans on the campus of Bronx Community College. Dr. Reed received his first MD from the University of Virginia and 1869 and his second from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1873. His important work includes his research on the transmission of yellow fever during his time as a physician in the U.S. Army.