Harvard School of Medicine - Aesculapiad Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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Laboratory of the Brigham Hospital. Dr. Christian's interest in the circulatory apparatus was evidenced from the beginning by his being the first person in this country to use the electrocardiograph in the study of circulatory disorders in a general hospital. His interest in renal diseases, begun, as reflected in his publications, even before the opening of the Brigham Hospital, has gone on unabated until the present time. Liver therapy in primary anemia by Doctors Minot and Murphy com- menced in his clinic. Dr. Christian initiated in the Brigham Hospital the custom of inviting a distinguished colleague to visit the hospital for a short period each year as Physician-in-Chief pro tempore. This innovation was a happy one which has brought to his clinic new points of view and a stimulus to the junior members of the Staff which cannot easily be evaluated. The great breadth of his interests is seen in his membership in our great medical organizations. He has been Chairman of the Section of Pathology and Physiology of the American Medical Association and later Chairman of the Section of the Practice of Medicine. He has been a member of the House of Delegates as well. His interest in the investi- gative side of medicine is shown by his charter memberships in the American Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists and in the American Society for Clinical Investigation. He has also served as President of the Association of American Physicians. Indeed, his mem- bership and service in' our leading medical organizations are evidence of 'his continued interest in pushing forward the frontiers of medical practice. Dr. Christian has proven himself both a great teacher and an out- standing clinician. No student or practitioner of medicine ever worked up his cases more thoroughly or followed them more carefully to the operating table or the autopsy table for 'final proof of his deductions and reasoning. His, example in thoroughness is a major reason for the great success of his pupils and this quality has made him a superb clinician. Moreover, this sense of thoroughness is seen in his devotion to his teach- ing engagements. He has always carefully arranged his share in the medical curriculum and meticulously fulhlled his obligations to the students, . A We who are soon to lose Dr. Christiarfs services because of retire- ment will long appreciate the immense value of this teacher to our School of Medicine. We only hope that his clinical abilities and suc- cessful teaching methods, outstanding for more than a quarter of a century, will be an inspiration to his successors. IO

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