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Dr. Frederic Tremaine "Josh" Billings (1912-2007) was a long-time Vanderbilt Department of Medicine professor and physician. His research interests included infectious diseases, rural health care, medical education, and heart, lung, and circulatory…

Photographic portrait of Hugh Jackson Morgan. Hugh Jackson Morgan graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1914. He was a prominent member of the Vanderbilt varsity football team and was selected as an All Southern Center. After attending two years at…

In 1981, Dr. Roscoe Robinson was appointed vice-chancellor for health affairs and professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. At Vanderbilt Dr. Robinson encouraged the development of strong, nationally known divisions of nephrology…

Dr. Donald Gass (1929-2005) was a pioneer in ophthalmology. He was widely recognized as the premier medical retina specialist in the world.

Dorothy Johnson graduated from Vanderbilt University with a BSN in 1942. She was the outstanding student in her class and received the Founder's Medal. After graduation she joined the faculty of the Nursing School at Vanderbilt.

Ben H. Marshall (1907-1969) graduated from Vanderbilt Medical School in 1935, and he established a medical/surgical practice in Fayetteville, TN.

Harry R. Jacobson, MD, is the former Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Louise Rector Allen (1903-1983) was one of the first women admitted to Vanderbilt Medical School. She graduated M.D. in 1929. While at Vanderbilt, she married Joseph Beard, but they later divorced.

Dr. Robert Smith Sanders (1927-2006) was a native of Tullahoma, Tennessee. He received his undergraduate and medical degrees at Vanderbilt University, where he also completed a residency in pediatrics.

Dr. George Holcomb, Jr. received his both his undergraduate (1943) and medical degrees (1946) from Vanderbilt.