James T. Gwathmey

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Title

James T. Gwathmey

Subject

VUMC History, Anesthesiology, Professional Associations, Surgery, Vanderbilt Alumni, Military Medicine

Description

Photographic portrait of James T. Gwathmey. James Tayloe Gwathmey, M.D., graduated from Vanderbilt Medical School in 1899. Throughout his schooling, he is believed to have served as the Director of the Gynasium and Instructor in Physical Exercise at Vanderbilt. Upon graduation, he went to New York City to conduct a rotating internship including medicine, chest conditions, and contagious diseases. He received full training in surgery and anesthesia in 1902 and 1903 at the New York Skin and Cancer Hospital, becoming one of the earliest full-time anesthesiologists. Gwathmey co-authored in 1914 the first edition of Anesthesia with Dr. Charles Baskerville, a dinstinguished chemist, followed by an edition in 1924. He served in World War I as a physician anesthetist and founded the American Association of Anesthetists. He passed away in 1944 and was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. 

Creator

Anonymous

Source

Vanderbilt University History of Medicine Collections Photographic Archive

Date

1899 (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

1135

Item Type Metadata

People Depicted

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

Original Format

Digital image

Physical Dimensions

N/A

Contribution Form

Online Submission

No

Collection

VUMC People

Citation

Anonymous, “James T. Gwathmey,” VUMC Through Time: A Photographic Archive, accessed August 2, 2026, https://eblthroughtime.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/2132.

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