Many alumni from Marquette era achieved greatness

In honor of the 100^th anniversary of the founding of the Marquette University School of Medicine (MUSM), the Medical College of Wisconsin is running a series of stories and hosting various events the week of Jan. 14-18 to commemorate this important milestone in MCW’s history. The Marquette University School of Medicine was formed on Jan. 14, 1913, and, in 1970, became the Medical College of Wisconsin.

All stories and photos can be found on the College’s Website. 

Jan. 16, 2013 College News - Prior to 1968, alumni received their MD degrees from the Marquette University School of Medicine, which later became the Medical College of Wisconsin. Many alumni from the Marquette era have led distinguished careers in medicine. Some of the most recognizable include:

• John S. Hirschboeck, MD ’37, MS ’41 (PDF), served as Dean of the Marquette University School of Medicine from 1947 to 1965. Dr. Hirschboeck was an internist and hematologist with interests in blood research.
   
• Don S. Wenger, MD ’37, a major general in the U.S. Air Force, served as deputy director of professional services and consultant in general surgery in the Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Air Force, from 1953 to 1957, as Chairman of Surgery at the USAF Hospital, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas from 1957 to 1959 and as chief professional consultant to the USAF Surgeon General.
   
• James N. Yamazaki, MD ’43, is a pediatrician and former lead physician for the United States Atomic Bomb Casualty commission in Nagasaki Japan, and now a Clinical Professor Emeritus at UCLA.
   
• George J. Magovern, MD ’47 (PDF), is a cardiothoracic surgeon and former Professor and Chairman of Surgery at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. He developed a suture-less heart valve, performed Pennsylvania’s first heart valve replacement surgery, performed the world’s second lung transplant and performed the nation’s first cardiomyoplasty procedure.
   
• Richard J. Kitz, MD ’54, is the Henry Isaiah Dorr Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Harvard Medical School. An academic anesthesiologist of international acclaim who contributed seminal research to the field, Dr. Kitz is the former Anesthetist in chief at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Henry Isaiah Dorr Professor of Anaesthesia at Harvard.
   
• Timothy T. Flaherty, MD ’59, (PDF) a radiologist, served on the Board of Trustees of the American Medical Association (AMA), and was Chairman of the Board from 2001 to 2002. He was also a Wisconsin representative to the AMA House of Delegates.
   
• Abraham J. Twerski, MD ’59, (PDF) is founder and medical director emeritus of Gateway Rehabilitation Center in Pennsylvania, and the author of more than 40 books on self-esteem including a series resulting from a long-time collaboration with Peanuts creator Charles Schulz.
   
• Donald Laub, MD ’60, (PDF) founded Interplast (now known as ReSurge International) in 1969 to develop and lead multidisciplinary teams on humanitarian reconstructive surgery missions in developing countries. Now retired, he was Chief of Plastic Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine for 12 years.
   
• Hugh F. Biller, MD ’60, (PDF) served as Chairman and Professor of the Department of Otolaryngology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Hospital from 1972 to 1995.
   
• M. Therese Southgate, MD ’60, (PDF) for nearly 40 years has selected the cover artwork for the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and is celebrated for her accompanying essays on the art and artists. She served as Deputy Editor and has published three volumes of “The Art of JAMA.”
   
• John Kampine, MD ’60, PhD ’65, (PDF) served as Chairman of Anesthesiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin for 26 years and was the John P. Kampine Professor of Anesthesiology and Professor of Physiology. He is renowned for his research on cardiovascular regulation and has contributed to the development of important medical devices.
   
• Michael J. Dunn, MD ’62, served as Dean and Executive Vice President of the Medical College of Wisconsin from 1995 to 2008. His tenure was marked by significant programmatic and physical growth at MCW, and Dr. Dunn is credited for helping strengthen the national research reputation of the school.
   
• George Reul, MD ’62, is a world renowned cardiac surgeon, who has served as Associate Chief of Surgery at the Texas Heart Institute in Houston for nearly 30 years and director of St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital’s Peripheral Vascular Laboratory. He is also a clinical professor at The University of Texas Medical School in Houston and the Baylor College of Medicine.