The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Development and Alumni Relations would like to pay tribute to the following alumni who have passed away. Whenever possible we have included a link to an obituary.
If you know of a School of Medicine alumna/us who has has passed away recently, you may submit a note online.
Via NIH
Mary Ellen Avery, Med '52
In the 1950s, Dr. Avery's pioneering research efforts helped lead to the discovery of the main cause of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in premature babies. During her career in academic medicine, Dr. Avery had a strong interest in training young physicians, particularly in pulmonary disease and neonatology. She was a role model and advocate for women entering the medical profession. She contributed significantly to the field of medicine as a researcher, educator, clinician and administrator.
In 1960, Dr. Avery became an assistant professor of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University and pediatrician in charge of newborn nurseries. Read more about Dr. Avery's career.
Obituaries
- "Mary Ellen Avery, 84; found key factor to save preemies", The Boston Globe
- "Mary Ellen Avery, Premature Babies’ Savior, Dies at 84", The New York Times
Via the Baltimore Sun
John Howard Yardley, Med '53
Dr. Yardley, University Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Pathology, was at 1953 graduate of the School of Medicine. He began his career at Johns Hopkins in 1954 as an assistant resident in pathology. From 1988 until 1992, Dr. Yardley concurrently served as Baxley Professor and Pathologist-in-Chief with John K. Boitnott. He was associate dean for academic affairs from 1977 until 1984 and director of the Department of Pathology from 1988 until 1992.
During his career, he established a fellowship program - now known as the John H. Yardley Fellowship in Gastrointestinal Pathology - to promote the research activities and clinical training of promising pathologists pursuing advanced training in the field of gastrointestinal disease.
For more than 50 years, Dr. Yardley devoted his energies to research, patient care and teaching. One of the founding fathers of the field of gastrointestinal pathology, he made groundbreaking observations on Whipple’s disease of the gastrointestinal tract and helped define the current classification system for neoplastic dysplasia in the colon and esophagus.
Obituary:
- "Dr. John Howard "Jack" Yardley", Baltimore Sun
School of Medicine Alumni
Dennis S. Barlow, Med '85
Died January 20, 2012
Alfred Baer, Med '45
Died June 20, 2012
Alan G. Birtch, Med '58
Died December 28, 2011
John William Bolton, Med '49
Died December 22, 2011
Patrick F. Carone, Med '70
Died January 2, 2011
Stephen M. Cohen, Med '66
Died September 13, 2011
Donald J. Daniel, Med '58
Died February 5, 2012
Bettina M. Emerson, Med '43
Died October 18, 2011
Douglas D. Fear, Med '39
Died August 15, 2012
John M. Flexner, Med '54
Died December 27, 2011
Lay M. Fox, Med '47
April 23, 2012
Sheldon Fox, Med '42
Died March 29, 2012
Gottlieb C. Friesinger, Med '55
Died July 28, 2012
Karl E. Hofammann Jr, Med '46
Died January 15, 2012
James I. Hudson Jr., Med '52
Died April 27, 2012
Benjamin Katzin, Med '43
Died February 13, 2012
George H. Kessler Jr., Med '60
Died July 30, 2012
Paul W. Kohnen, Med '65
Died May 7, 2012
Martha R. Lumpkin, Med '51
Died October 18, 2011
Thayer Mackenzie, Med '47
Died June 24, 2012
Daniel L. Moore, Med '58
Died June 27, 2012
John H. Mulholland, Med '59
Died December 11, 2011
Elizabeth O'Hearn, Med '85
Died November 15, 2012
Andrew G. Ostrom, Med '58
Died May 5, 2011
Virgil A. Place, Med '48
Died March 14, 2012
Loring Pratt, Med '43
Died March 13, 2012
David L. Rimoin, Med '67 (Ph.D.)
Died May 27, 2012
John Runyan, Jr., Med '47
Unknown
Gerhard Schmeisser, Med '53
Died September 23, 2012
James Schoettler, Med '57
Died March 6, 2012
William L. Stewart, Med '51
Died November 18, 2011
Edward Suarez-Murias, Med '42
Died July 2, 2012
Charles W. Tillett, Med '46
Died October 19, 2011
John F. Troxel, Med '49
Died July 6, 2012
Herbert I. Vogel, Med '59
Died November 26, 2011
Henry N. Wagner Jr., Med '52
Died September 25, 2012
Henrietta Watt, Med '48
Died December 6, 2011
Richard B. Whitehead, Med '58
Died January 8, 2012
Joseph Marvin Young, Med '45
Died July 13, 2012
Faculty, Fellows, House Staff
Lonnie S. Burnett, fellow, obstetrics & gynecology, 1964; HS, obstetrics, 1962-1976
Died April 3, 2012
Cyril H. Hauser, HS, surgery, 1951
Died June 6, 2012
William P. McInnis, faculty, medicine, 1989; HS, medicine, neurology, 1958
Died June 30, 2012
Mark Molliver, faculty, neurosciences, neurology, 1998-2007; HS, neurology, 1969-1971; fellow, pediatrics, anatomoy, 1965-67
Died May 5, 2012
William H. Muller, Jr, HS, surgery, anesthesiology
Died April 19, 2012
Arnall Patz, faculty emeritus, ophthalmology, 2010; faculty, ophthalmology, 1989
Died March 11, 2010
Solbert Permutt, faculty, anesthesiology, 1978-80, medicine 1988-2007; fellow, environmental medical, 1956-58
Died May 23, 2012
Glendon Rayson, HS, medicine, 1982; faculty, medicine, 1982
Died July 12, 2012
Dr. Alejandro Rodriguez, professor emeritus of psychiatry and pediatrics
Died January 20, 2012
John A. Waldhausen, fellow, surgery, 1956; HS, surgery, 1957
Died May 15, 2012
Justin J. Wolfson, fellow, pathology, 1949-1950; HS, radiology, 1950-1953
Died May 2, 2012
Paul M.H. Yen, HS, orthopaedic surgery, 1961-64
Died July 5, 2012
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