Theodore R. Austin

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Title

Theodore R. Austin

Subject

Pathology, Vanderbilt Alumni, Military Medicine

Description

Photographic portrait of Theodore R. Austin. Theodore Roe Austin grew up in Greenwood, Mississippi, the son of a general practitioner. He came to Vanderbilt University in 1925, received the BA in 1929, and his MD in 1932. From Vanderbilt he went to Rochester General Hospital (1932-1935) to serve a general surgery residency. Upon completion of his residency, Dr. Austin entered the Navy. After service in China prior to World War II and service in the Mediterranean and Aleutians during the war, he was assigned to Walter Reed Hospital in 1947, and he spent the remainder of his career there (1947-1961), rising to Assistant Chief, Division of Pathology, AFIP, under Dr. Ernest W. Goodpasture. Dr. Austin died in 1964 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Creator

Caffey, Edgar Allen

Source

Vanderbilt University History of Medicine Collections Photographic Archive

Date

1940 (circa)

Rights

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Type

Still Image

Identifier

193

Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Photographic print

Physical Dimensions

7 in. x 9 in.

Contribution Form

Online Submission

No

Collection

VUMC People

Citation

Caffey, Edgar Allen, “Theodore R. Austin,” VUMC Through Time: A Photographic Archive, accessed August 4, 2026, https://eblthroughtime.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/1928.

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