Dr. Carl Eberbach arrived in Milwaukee in 1928, having moved here from his ancestral home in Ann Arbor, Michigan. At the University of Michigan Medical School he had been an Associate Professor of Surgery and was Acting Dean of the Medical School under Dr. Hugh Cabot, one of the pioneers in Urology in this country.
Dr. Eberbach's early beginnings were in the field of Urology, in which he was a substantial contributor to the medical literature in the 1920's. He wrote on many aspects of genitourinary surgery, especially in the field of congenital anomalies. His monograph on renal tuberculosis was considered an outstanding work. His later years in Ann Arbor, however, were in the field of General Surgery, and it was in this capacity that he took up his new work in Milwaukee at the age of 37.
His leaning toward academic medicine was strong, and he maintained a vital interest in our medical school throughout his professional life in Milwaukee. He was Chairman of the Department of Surgery for eight years before the arrival of Dr. Edwin Ellison in 1958, and was instrumental in bringing Dr. Ellison here from Ohio State University.
Dr. Eberbach regarded himself as a clinical surgeon, and his self-appraisal is reflected in his writings, principally in the fields of biliary tract surgery and in the management of breast cancer.
Date
Visiting Professor
Institution/Title
2013
E. Christopher Ellison, MD
Ohio State University
2012
Sean J. Mulvihill, MD
Associate Vice President for Clinical Affairs Chief Executive Officer University of Utah Medical Group
2011
Kurt D. Newman, MD
Senior Vice President The Joseph E. Robert, Jr. Center for Surgical Care Surgeon-in-Chief, Children’s National Medical Center Vice President, The Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation Children's National Medical Center Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics George Washington University School of Medicine
2010
Samuel A. Wells, Jr., MD
National Cancer Institute Executive Director International Thyroid Oncology Program
2009
Jeffrey L. Ponsky, MD
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Oliver H. Payne Professor and Chairman Department of Surgery
2008
Richard H. Bell, Jr., MD
American Board of Surgery Assistant Executive Director
2007
Scott A. Gruber, MD, PhD
Wayne State University School of Medicine Professor and Chief, Department of Surgery Harper University Hospital Director, Organ Transplant Program
2006
Christopher R. McHenry, MD
MetroHealth Medical Center Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Vice-Chairman, Department of Surgery Director, Division of General Surgery
2005
Nancy L. Ascher, MD, PhD
University of California - San Francisco Professor and Chair of Surgery
2004
Layton F. Rikkers, MD
University of Wisconsin - Madison A.R. Curreri Professor and Chair Department of Surgery
2003
Julie A. Freischlag, MD
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine The William Stewart Halsted Professor and Chairman Department of Surgery
2002
Michael J. Zinner, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital Moseley Professor and Chairman Department of Surgery
2001
Lazar J. Greenfield, MD
University of Michigan Frederick A. Coller Distinguished Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery
2000
J. Michael Henderson, MD
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Professor and Chairman Department of General Surgery
1999
Tom R. DeMeester, MD
University of Southern California Professor and Chairman Department of Surgery
1998
Larry C. Carey, MD
University of South Florida Richard G. Connar Professor Chairman, Department of Surgery
1997
David Nahrwold, MD
1996
Jack Pickleman, MD
1995
Don Fry, MD
1994
Basil Pruitt, MD
1993
George Sheldon, MD
1992
J. Bradley Aust, MD, PhD
1991
Sam Wells, MD
1990
John Mannick, MD
1989
Jay Grosfeld, MD
1988
Norman Rich, MD
1987
Josef Fischer, MD
1986
John Sawyers, MD
1985
George Jordan, MD
1984
Bernard Jaffe, MD
1983
Ben Eiseman, MD
1982
Gilbert Campbell, MD
1981
Hiram Polk, MD
1980
Oliver Beahrs, MD
1979
John Jesseph, MD
1978
Ronald Malt, MD