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  • January 08, 2015

    By MedStar Health

    Former Chair of Ophthalmology 1958 - 2007EYES ON THE PRIZEIn 1958, I was completing my training in ophthalmology at the Mayo Clinic and pondering my next steps. I wanted to return home to DC and real...

  • January 08, 2015

    By MedStar Health

    Former Chair, Pathology 1968 - 2003HOOKED FROM DAY ONE!After earning my degree from the George Washington University School of Medicine, I stayed on for a surgical internship. But I had a young child...

  • January 08, 2015

    By MedStar Health

    Surgery1959 -1965ENJOYED THE "UNITED NATIONS" EXPERIENCEWhen I first started my surgical residency at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in 1959, the campus was pretty bare. We were really isolated, ...

  • January 08, 2015

    By MedStar Health

    Retired Cardiologist Start Date: 1958FROM "G" STRINGS TO HEART STRINGSA Penny for Your Thoughts…In 1958, I completed my residency at the National Institutes of Health and joined MedStar Washington Ho...

  • January 08, 2015

    By MedStar Health

    Obstetrics and Gynecology Started in 1993 as a Resident Joined the Staff in 1997REMEMBERING LILLIAN MORSE: TRAINING A GENERATIONWas it nerve wracking as a new nurse, tech, intern or resident? You bet...

  • January 08, 2015

    By MedStar Health

    Internal Medicine1958 - 1998THEN AND NOW:FROM LIMITED TREATMENT OPTIONS TO A VAST ARRAYIn March of 1958, I was an intern at the old Garfield Hospital so by default, I became a member of the first med...