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In 1925, Dr. Brooks accepted the position of Chairman of the Vanderbilt University Department of Surgery and immediately devoted himself to the building of a strong department of surgery. He organized a strong laboratory of surgical pathology using…

The Medical Center East tower (atop the parking garage) looks much like this today, but without the trees on that building's building's terraces.

Photographic portrait of Arthur L. Brooks. Arthur L. Brooks was born in 1924 in Tennessee. A highly respected orthopaedic surgeon and teacher, Brooks graduated from Vanderbilt Medical School in 1952, completed his orthopaedic residency here in 1958,…

The new Werthan Building replaced the original entrance to Vanderbilt Hospital, and was completed in 1970.

Architects Chris Liakakos and Mike Strange Pose in front of the New Hospital

Miss Annie Bromwell began her work at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1899. She served as secretary to many deans, as Registrar, and as Special Assistant to the Registrar. She retired in 1962 after 63 years of service.

Photographic portrait of Ann Stone Minot. Ann Stone Minot grew up on a family farm in New Hampshire and graduated from Smith College in 1915. She carried out her doctoral work at Harvard Medical School, but since she was female, her degree was…