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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Organization
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
C. Everett Koop Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS C 489
Abstract
Dr. C. Everett Koop was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) in February 1981, and sworn in as Surgeon General on November 17, 1981. The collection documents Koop's career as a leading pediatric surgeon during the 1950s-1970s, his activities as Surgeon General from 1981-1989 and the many public health issues with which he was concerned, and some of his post-Surgeon General's career as a health advocate.
Dates:
1933-2011
Pediatric Surgery: Subspecialties Meet the Unique Needs of Children
Digital Record
Identifier: 101584930X445
Dates:
Publication: [Spring 1980]
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia dedication of the C. Everett Koop Surgical Center
Digital Record
Identifier: 101584930X50
Dates:
30 January 1975
The Public Health Experiences of Dr. C. Everett Koop
Digital Record
Identifier: 101584930X448
Dates:
[1981]
Werner and Gertrude Henle Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS C 491
Abstract
Werner Henle, the son of a surgeon and grandson of anatomist-histologist Jacob Henle, was born in Dortmund, Germany. He attended the University of Munich from 1929-1930 and transferred to the University of Heidelberg in 1930 where he finished the course work needed for medical degree in 1934. Gertrude Szpingier was born in Mannheim, Germany and received her medical degree from the University of Heidelberg in 1936. The Henles are the most well known, however, for their research on...
Dates:
1955-1987