R. Wallace Billington

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Title

R. Wallace Billington

Subject

VUMC History, Vanderbilt Alumni, Orthopedics, Military Medicine

Description

Dr. Wallace Billington (1880-1962) was Nashville's first orthopedic surgeon. He attended Vanderbilt University, two years in academic study and four years in the School of Medicine, graduating in 1906. Billington taught orthopedic surgery at Vanderbilt in 1911, continuing to teach as lecturer, adjunct professor, and professor until his retirement in 1950, when he became professor emeritus. 

Creator

Dickerson Studios

Source

Vanderbilt University History of Medicine Collections Photographic Archive

Date

1962

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

1070

Item Type Metadata

People Depicted

Ordered left to right as they appear in the image, starting from the top left.

Original Format

Photographic print

Physical Dimensions

4.5 in. x 6.5 in.

Contribution Form

Online Submission

No

Collection

VUMC People

Citation

Dickerson Studios, “R. Wallace Billington,” VUMC Through Time: A Photographic Archive, accessed August 1, 2026, https://eblthroughtime.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/2118.

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