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Thomas Jefferson University
Thomas Jefferson University is a private health sciences university in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. The university consists of six constituent colleges and schools, Jefferson Medical College, Jefferson College of Graduate Studies, Jefferson School of Health...
's notable alumni include:
- Jacob Mendes Da CostaJacob Mendes Da CostaJacob Mendes Da Costa, or Jacob Mendez Da Costa was an American physician and surgeon....
(1833–1900), American physician and pioneer in internal medicineInternal medicineInternal medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases. Physicians specializing in internal medicine are called internists. They are especially skilled in the management of patients who have undifferentiated or multi-system disease processes... - John Chalmers Da Costa (1863–1933), chair of the Jefferson Medical College Department of Surgery
- Fisk Holbrook DayFisk Holbrook DayFisk Holbrook Day was a physician and an amateur geologist in Wisconsin who developed an impressive collection of Silurian-age fossils. The collection is now at Harvard University....
(1826–1903), American doctor and geologist. - Isaac Newton EvansIsaac Newton EvansIsaac Evans was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Isaac Newton Evans was born near present-day West Chester, Pennsylvania...
(1827–1901), represented Pennsylvania's 7th congressional districtPennsylvania's 7th congressional districtPennsylvania's 7th congressional district incorporates parts of the Philadelphia suburbs, including most of Delaware County. It is currently represented by Republican Pat Meehan in the 112th United States Congress....
in the United States House of RepresentativesUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 1877 to 1879 and 1883 to 1887. - Carlos Juan Finlay (1833–1915), epidemiologist who discovered mosquitoes as vector of yellow fever
- William S. ForbesWilliam S. ForbesWilliam Smith Forbes was an American physician who served as demonstrator of anatomy at Jefferson Medical College...
(1831–1905), American physician and anatomist. - John H. Gibbon, Jr. (1903–1973), developed first successful heart-lung machineHeart-lung machineCardiopulmonary bypass is a technique that temporarily takes over the function of the heart and lungs during surgery, maintaining the circulation of blood and the oxygen content of the body. The CPB pump itself is often referred to as a heart–lung machine or "the pump"...
- Samuel D. GrossSamuel D. GrossSamuel David Gross was an American academic trauma surgeon. Surgeon biographer Isaac Minis Hays called Gross "The Nestor of American Surgery." He is immortalized in Thomas Eakins' The Gross Clinic, , perhaps the most important American painting of the nineteenth century.-Early life and...
(1805–1884), pioneering American surgeon - John Martyn HarlowJohn Martyn HarlowJohn Martyn Harlow was an American physician primarily remembered for his attendance on brain-injury survivor Phineas Gage, and for his published reports on Gage's accident and subsequent history....
, American physician primarily remembered for his attendance on brain-injury survivor Phineas GagePhineas GagePhineas P. Gage was an American railroad construction foreman now remembered for his improbablesurvival of an accident in which a large iron rod was driven completely through his head, destroying much of his brain's left frontal lobe, and for that injury's reported effects on his personality and...
. - Chevalier JacksonChevalier JacksonChevalier Jackson was a laryngologist.Jackson was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He went to school at the Western University of Pennsylvania from 1879 to 1883, and received his MD from Jefferson Medical College. He also studied laryngology in England.His work reduced the risks involved in a...
(1865–1958) pioneering American laryngologist - William Williams KeenWilliam Williams KeenWilliam Williams Keen was the first brain surgeon in the United States. He also saw Franklin Delano Roosevelt when his paralytic illness struck, and worked closely with six American presidents.-Biography:...
(1837–1932) American surgeon who assisted in surgery on President Grover Cleveland - S. Weir Mitchell, (1829–1914), American experimental physiologist and neurologist
- Thomas J. Nasca, M.D., M.A.C.P., Current Chief Executive Director of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education which Accredits Residency Training Programs in the United States.
- Ninian PinkneyNinian PinkneyFor other persons named Pinkney, see PinkneyNinian Pinkney, born in the Hammond-Harwood House in Annapolis, Maryland, on 7 June 1811, graduated from St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland, in 1829, and from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1833. He spent his entire naval...
, (1811–1877) U.S. Navy medical director, active during the American Civil WarAmerican Civil WarThe American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. - Orlando PlummerOrlando PlummerOrlando Pleasant Shields Plummer was an American physician and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of Pennsylvania, he started practicing medicine in Illinois before moving to Portland, Oregon. In Oregon, he continued his medical work as well as working for several telegraph companies...
, (1836–1913) doctor and politician in OregonOregonOregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
. - David L. ReichDavid L. ReichDavid L. Reich is an American academic anesthesiologist and currently the Horace W. Goldsmith Professor and Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City....
, among the first to demonstrate the utility of electronic medical recordElectronic medical recordAn electronic medical record is a computerized medical record created in an organization that delivers care, such as a hospital or physician's office...
s for large-scale retrospective investigations demonstrating the association of intraoperative hemodynamicHemodynamicsHemodynamics, meaning literally "blood movement" is the study of blood flow or the circulation.All animal cells require oxygen for the conversion of carbohydrates, fats and proteins into carbon dioxide , water and energy in a process known as aerobic respiration...
abnormalities with adverse postoperative outcomes. - George R. RobbinsGeorge R. RobbinsGeorge Robbins Robbins was an American Opposition Party/Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1855 to 1859....
(1814–1875), represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional districtNew Jersey's 2nd congressional districtNew Jersey's Second Congressional District is currently represented by Republican Frank LoBiondo.-Counties and municipalities in the district:...
in the United States House of RepresentativesUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 1855 to 1859. - J. Marion SimsJ. Marion SimsJ. Marion Sims, born James Marion Sims was a surgical pioneer, considered the father of American gynecology. Modern historians argue about his legacy as Sims used slaves as experimental subjects.-Early career:...
(1813–1883), pioneering American gynecologist - Charles SkeltonCharles SkeltonCharles Skelton was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855....
(1806–1879), represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional districtNew Jersey's 2nd congressional districtNew Jersey's Second Congressional District is currently represented by Republican Frank LoBiondo.-Counties and municipalities in the district:...
in the United States House of RepresentativesUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 1851 to 1855. - Edward Robinson Squibb (1819–1900), developed a process to produce pure etherEtherEthers are a class of organic compounds that contain an ether group — an oxygen atom connected to two alkyl or aryl groups — of general formula R–O–R'. A typical example is the solvent and anesthetic diethyl ether, commonly referred to simply as "ether"...
and established E.R. Squibb & Sons, predecessor to Bristol-Myers SquibbBristol-Myers SquibbBristol-Myers Squibb , often referred to as BMS, is a pharmaceutical company, headquartered in New York City. The company was formed in 1989, following the merger of its predecessors Bristol-Myers and the Squibb Corporation...
. - Robert GalloRobert GalloRobert Charles Gallo is an American biomedical researcher. He is best known for his role in the discovery of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus , the infectious agent responsible for the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome , and he has been a major contributor to subsequent HIV research.Gallo is the...
(1937) Co-Discoverer of HIV
External links
- 10 Notable Jefferson Alumni via Thomas Jefferson University