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The New York University School of Medicine was founded in 1841, ten years after the New York University's founding, as the University Medical College. It has been involved in some of the most important events in American medicine. Notable physicians and researchers that have been connected to the School of Medicine (either as students or faculty members) are listed below.
The School of Medicine has 360 full-time faculty and 175 part-time faculty. Additionally, there are 26 endowed professorships, 975 residents/fellows, 76 M.D./Ph.D. candidates and 788 post-graduate registrants.
NYU Medical Center is home to both the School of Medicine and the Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences.
History
In 1841, the New York University College of Medicine is established. The medical school merged with Bellevue Medical College in the 1898 to form the University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College. The present name was adoped in 1960. In 1854, human dissection in New York is legalized due to efforts of the faculty. In 1866, NYU Professors produce a report for the Council of Hygiene and Public Health which leads to New York City`s Health Department. The same year, NYU opens the first outpatient clinic in the United States. In 1872, NYU Professor Steven Smith founds the American Public Health Association. In 1884, the Carnegie Laboratory, the first facility in the United States devoted to teaching and research in bacteriology and pathology, is established at NYU. In 1899, NYU graduate Walter Reed discovers the mosquito transmission of yellow fever. In 1932, the first department of forensic medicine in the United States is established at NYU. 1941, NYU opens the first department of physical medicine and rehabilitation in the U.S. In 1955, the NYU medical facilities. The Institute and Department of Environmental Medicine are established in 1964. In 1980, NYU professor Saul Krugman, M.D., develops the first vaccine against hepatitis B. 1993, the School of Medicine's Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, the largest building project in history of NYU, is opened. In 1998, the Mount Sinai NYU Health was established, when the NYU Medical System merged with Mount Sinai Hospitals. The joint organization included The Mount Sinai Hospital, The Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens, Tisch Hospital, the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, the Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute, and NYU Downtown Hospital. It was reported in 2003, that the union was dissolving after a five-year affiliation while confronting a shared debt of $665.6 million. In 2006, the Smilow Research Center opened its doors, providing a new site for translational research in 9 areas. Most recently, NYU Medical has divorced itself from Mount Sinai which is no longer an affiliate.
Facilities
The NYU Medical Center campus hosts, besides the Medical School, Tisch Hospital and the Howard A. Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine. Other NYU Medical Center affililates across the city include the Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute, the NYU Downtown Hospital and the Bellevue Hospital Center. The main NYU Medical Campus is located at the East River waterfront at 1st Ave. between 30th and 34th street.
Alumni
- Eric R. Kandel, Psychoanalyst, Psychiatrist, M.D. 1955, 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Severo Ochoa, Professor 1942-1974, 1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Baruj Benacerraf, Immunologist, Professor 1956-1968, 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Avram Hershko, Adjunct Professor 1998- , 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Andrew J. Perlman, Researcher, MD. Ph.D., Executive VP, Tularik Inc.
- Henry Drury Hatfield, M.D., 1904, United States Senate (1929-1935)
- Arthur Agatston, Cardiologist, M.D., 1973, author of "The South Beach Diet"
- Frederick Cook, Explorer, M.D., 1890
- Albert Sabin, Medical researcher, M.D., 1931, developer of the oral vaccine for polio
- Stephen Smith, Physician, M.D., Founder, American Public Health Assiciation
- Jonas Salk, Medical researcher, >M.D., 1938, discoverer of the Salk vaccine (the first polio vaccine)
- Martin J. Blaser, Professor, M.D., 1973
- William Howard Hay, 1891, Founded the The East Aurora Sun and Diet Sanatorium.
- Benjamin Kruskal, Pediatrician and infectious disease specialist, MD, 1988
- Frank Netter, Medical artist and author, MD, 1931
Notable faculty
- Jan Vilcek Professor of Microbiology, inventor of Remicade (Anti-TNF Antibody)
- Rodolfo Llinas Professor of Physiology & Neuroscience
- David Sabitini Professor of Cell Biology
- John E. Sarno Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine
External links
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