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John R. Walsh papers
Starr, Albert, 1926-
Lobitz, Walter C. (Walter Charles), 1911-
Zimmerman, Hyman J., 1914-
Walsh, John R., 1920-
Kingery, Frederick A. J. (Ted)
Pratt, Peyton T.
2014-004
0.25 linear feet
1952-1993
Dr. Walsh's family has donated some of his papers. Most are concerned with Geriatric Medicine.
English
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Arrangement is by chronological order. Files with no dates are located at the end.
John R. Walsh, M.D. (1920-1995) was raised in San Francisco, CA, and educated in Nebraska at Creighton University School of Medicine (B.S. '43, M.D. '45). Intern, St. Joseph's Hospital ('45-'46), San Francisco; Captain, US Army Medical Corps,('46-'47); Resident,St. Joseph's Hospital, Creighton Omaha Ne.('48-'51); also studied for his M.S., Creighton('51). Teaching positions followed at Creighton U. School of Medicine ('51-'60) becoming chief of theMedical Dept.; Univ. Nebraska College of Medicine ('52-'56); also served with Veteran's Administration M.C., Omaha ('51-'56). Came to University of Oregon Medical School and the Portland VAMC where he worked at both until his death ('60-'95).
Dr. Walsh is considered a pioneer in Gerontology, and helped create the Dept. of Gerontology and lead it ('79-'94), and was the brains behind the Oregon Geriatric Education Center (OGEC) and its director ('89-'94). He also "granfathered" the "Skybridge" linking OHSU with VAMC. He died on his 75th birthday.
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Ms. Kathleen Walsh.
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Collection is currently in one small document box. It contains mostly Dr. Walsh's reprints, plus newsletters, newsclippings, magazines,lectures and miscellany.
Starr, Albert, 1926-
Lobitz, Walter C. (Walter Charles), 1911-
Zimmerman, Hyman J., 1914-
Kingery, Frederick A. J. (Ted)
Pratt, Peyton T.
Geriatrics
Medicine and Health
Curriculum Vitae, lectures and magazine
1952-1994
Curriculum Vitae
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1
1
Weekly News (VAMC newsletter)
1989
1
15
"Geriatric physicians honored" (Oregonian newsclipping)
1990
1
16
Columbia Crossings (VAMC newsletter)
1990
1
17
Columbia Crossings
1993
1
18
Views (OHSU magazine)
1994
1
19
Oregon Geriatric Center to Open Here"(clipping)
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21
Lectures
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23
Papers
"Reliability of the L.E. Test"
1952
1
2
"Demonstration of the 'L.E.' Phenomenon in Patients with Penicillin Hypersensitivity"
undated
1
3
"Glomerulonephritis, A Review"
1953
1
4
"Treatment of Leukemia and Lymphomata with Triethylene Melamine:
1954
1
5
"Hepatic Function in Multiple Myeloma"
1955
1
6
"Clinical and Pathological Findings in Ochronosis"
1960
1
7
"Iron Chelation in Acute Iron Poisoning and Chronic Hypersiderosis"
1965
1
8
"Urinary Iron Excretion in Patients with Prosthetic Heart Valves"
1966
1
9
Abstract: "Urinary Iron Excretion in Patients with Prosthetic Heart Valves"
1967
1
10
"Hypersiderosis"
1967
1
11
"Phlebotomy Therapy in Cutaneous Porphyria"
1970
1
12
"Polycythemia vera: Diagnosis, treatment, and relationship to leukemia"
1978
1
13
"Borderline Anemia in Old Age"
1983
1
14
"Geriatric Education: Elective or Obligatory?"
undated
1
20
"Warning Nonsense is Destroying America" (excerpt)
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1
22