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.For more information please see the Finding Aid for…

Dr. Owen Wilson was a professor of pediatrics at Vanderbilt Medical School and had a large pediatric practice in Nashville. He was the author of The Care and Feeding of Southern Babies: A Guide for Mothers (1920). For more information please see the…

Photographic portrait of Harris Dewitt Pete Riley, Jr. Harris D. Riley, Jr., was born in Clarksdale, MS, and grew up in Tupelo, MS. He attended Vanderbilt University, receiving his B.A. in 1944 and his M.D. in 1948. After internships at the Baltimore…

Jud Randolph, M.D., graduated with a B.A. and M.D. from Vanderbilt University in 1950 and 1953, respectively. He served one of his residencies in pathology at Vanderbilt in 1954. A specialist in pediatric surgery, Randolph was named professor…

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…

Photographic portrait of Robert E. Merrill. Robert E. Merrill earned his B.S. from Tulane University in 1946 and his M.D. from Vanderbilt University Medical School in 1949. He completed his postgraduate training and fellowship appointments at…

Photographic portrait of David Theodore Karzon. David T. Karzon, M.D., came to Vanderbilt in 1968 as Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics. Previously he had been Professor of Virology, Department of Bacteriology and Immunology and…

William Donald, M.D., graduated from Vanderbilt in 1947. He completed his residency in 1947 and served on the Vanderbilt faculty as Associate Professor in Pediatrics from 1960 to 1987. For more information please see the Finding Aid for William David…

Katharine Dodd was educated at Bryn Mawr College and received her M.D. from Johns Hopkins in 1921. She served as Assistant professor and later as Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt from 1925 to 1944. For more information please see the…

Photographic portrait of Horton Casparis. Dr. Horton Casparis was a native of Texas and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas. He received his M.D. degree from Johns Hopkins in 1919 and from 1920-24 served in various…