Medicine
| Alumni | Class year | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hupp, JohnJohn Hupp | 1844 !Washington 1844 | Prominent physician in Wheeling, West Virginia, pioneering the use of chloral hydrate for treatment of puerperal mania; served as Supervisor of Ohio County, West Virginia, instituting educational reforms to expand free schooling to African American children; studied medicine under Francis Julius LeMoyne | |
| Lazear, JesseJesse Lazear | 1888† | American physician; confirmed that yellow fever was transmitted via mosquito by infecting himself with the disease; transferred to Johns Hopkins University after two years | |
| Letterman, JonathanJonathan Letterman | 1849 !Jefferson 1849 | American surgeon known as the "Father of Battlefield Medicine" | |
| Slamon, DennisDennis Slamon | 1962 | American oncologist and chief of the division of Hematology-Oncology at UCLA; best known for research identifying the HER2/neu oncogene that is amplified in 25–33% of breast cancer patients and the resulting treatment Herceptin |
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Famous quotes containing the word medicine:
“After you eat always take a walk, and you’ll never have to go to a medicine shop.”
—Chinese proverb.
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“I have noticed that doctors who fail in the practice of medicine have a tendency to seek one another’s company and aid in consultation. A doctor who cannot take out your appendix properly will recommend you to a doctor who will be unable to remove your tonsils with success.”
—Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961)
“Socialized medicine, some still cry, but it’s long been socialized, with those covered paying for those who are underinsured. American medicine is simply socialized badly, penny wise and pound foolish.”
—Anna Quindlen (b. 1952)