Bennett Young Alivs graduated from St. Louis University Medical School in 1918, and entered private practice in Ophthalmology with Dr. Meyer Weiner in 1920. He also served as an Associate Professor at Washington University School of Medicine from 1920 until his death in 1977.
The American Academy of Neurology is a medical professional society established in 1948 by A.B. Baker of the University of Minnesota.
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
The American Board of Thoracic Surgery is a surgical organization devoted to surgery of the chest.
David H. Alpers completed his medical degree at Harvard Medical School in 1960, and his internal medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. In 1969, Alpers was recruited to Washington University School of Medicine by Carl V. Moore to re-establish the gastroenterology division. He has been Professor of Medicine since 1973, and is also a senior medical consultant in R&D of Pfizer Pharmaceuticals and Takeda North America.
The American Cancer Society is a nationwide voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer.
Adolf Alt was an opthalmologist who studied medicine at the University Heidelberg and moved to St. Louis in 1885. He was the founder of the American Journal of Ophthalmology, first published in 1884.
Charles B. Anderson received his medical degree from Yale University in 1962, then completed his surgical residency at Barnes Hospital. He joined the Washington University School of Medicine faculty in 1970 as an instructor of surgery. He was named full professor in 1979 and became director of the Division of General Surgery in 1984. A leader in the field of surgery, Anderson's research and surgical expertise advanced the understanding of kidney transplantation and helped to establish the kidney transplantation program at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, where he served as general surgeon-in-chief. Source: "Obituary: Charles B. Anderson, former director of general surgery, 78," by Kristina Sauerwien, November 14, 2016.
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Originally from Denver, John M. Anderson II moved to St. Louis in 1940 and worked for 13 years as a microbiologist at Homer G. Phillips Hospital. He earned his medical degree from Meharry Medical College in 1958 and completed his residency at Washington University School of Medicine's department of psychiatry. He later served as an associate professor of clinical psychiatry at the School of Medicine.