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  • 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

    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...

  • 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

    General SurgeonREFLECTIONS ON MEDICAL AND SOCIAL CHANGEOne of the greatest advances I've witnessed in my time at the Hospital Center is the improvement in diagnostic methods.Better methods of imaging...

  • 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

    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...