Honoring George Dover, the ‘Quintuple Threat’

How do you encapsulate a 44-year career in academic medicine marked by major scientific breakthroughs, prestigious teaching awards and top leadership positions? Some 140 current and former faculty members, house staff and pediatric residents found some unique ways—some serious, some amusing, but all affectionate—in April to honor George Dover, who stepped down June 30 after two decades as director of the Department of Pediatrics and co-director of the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.