Notable Alumni and Faculty
- George Washington Crile (1910-1924 Chair of Surgery) - Performed first blood transfusion. Established Lakeside Hospital of University Hospitals Case Medical Center, and later co-founded Cleveland Clinic.
- Claude Beck (Surgery residency alum; 1924 -1971 Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery - first such position in US) -
- Performed first surgical treatment of coronary artery disease (1935).
- Performed first defibrillation using machine he built with James Rand (1947)
- Developed concept of Beck's Triad.
- Started the first CPR teaching course for medical professionals (1950).
- Peter C. Agre (1978 Internal Medicine alumnus) - co-recipient 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discoveries that have clarified how salts and water are transported out of and into the cells of the body, leading to a better understanding of many diseases of the kidneys, heart, muscles and nervous system.
- Alfredo Palacio (Internal Medicine alumnus) - President of Ecuador (2005–2007).
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