Harvard School of Public Health - Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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Breathe deeply. T N its teaching program, the Department of Physiology teams with Industrial Hygiene ■ to present basic courses in the held of environmental hygiene. The unique research interests of this shy family, however, remain somewhat of a mystery to students, who have a vague impression of barking dogs and the importance of the respirometer. Under Asst. Dean Whittenberger’s direction, the major emphasis of current research is respiratory and environmental physiology. Dr. Amdur investigates the effect on guinea pigs of inhalation of gaseous irritants (such as sulphu r dioxide) and the en¬ hancement of toxic effect when the gas is in combination with aerosols. These studies are of great importance in defining the problem of air pollution. Dr. Mead’s work is concerned with what might be called basic breathing, primarily the measurement of pulmonary function. Dr. Forbes, known for his work in physical fitness, is planning to initiate a series of experiments on fatigue and recovery in small muscles. He also is kept busy acting as Faculty Advisor to foreign students. The barking dogs can be explained by the department’s research on circulatory physiology. A sample article title will make everything clear: Effects of Vagus Stimu¬ lation and of Acetylcholine on Myocardial Contractility, O., Consumption and Coronary Flow in Dogs”—which is enough to make any dog bark. 25

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Left to right —Dr. Forbes, Dr. Amdur, Dr. Mead, Dr. Whittenberger. DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY James L. Whittenberger, S.B., M.D., fames Stevens Simmons Professor of Public Health, Professor of Physiology and Head of the Department Jere Mead, S.B., M.D., Associate Professor of Physiology Ben jamin G. Ferris, Jr., A.B., M.D., Associate Professor of Environmental Health and Safety Ldward P. Radford, Jr., M.D., Associate Professor of Physiology (from December 1, 1958) William H. Forbes, Dr.Phil., M.D., Lecturer on Physiology Mary O. Amdur, S.B., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Physiology 24

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Seated, left to right —Dr. Milo D. Leavitt, Jr., Dr. Robert T. Cutting, Dr. William Hafner, Jr., Dr. Sol Levine, Dr. Leonid Snegireff, Dr. Hugh R. Leavell, Miss Bernice Wright, Dr. Barbara Terrile Ganern, Dr. David Sevlever. Standing —Dr. Gertrude Woodruff, Dr. Jean Henri Puyet. Dr. Henry Greenleaf, Dr. Zekin Shakhashiri, Dr. Leon Taubenhaus, Dr. Edward Mason, Mr. Michael Rodzenko, Dr. Harry T. Phillips, Mr. Jerry Solon, Miss Charlotte Owens, Dr. Marjorie A. C. Young, Dr. Louisa Howe, Dr. Ascher J. Segall, Mrs. Ruth G. Cumings, Dr. Thomas Plaut, Dr. Leon Sternfeld, Dr. Fernando Serpa-Florez, Dr. Maurice M. Osborne, Jr., Mrs. Martha Breed. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE Dr. Hugh R. Leavell, Professor of Public Health and Head of the Department, Assistant Dean Dr. Leonid Snegireff, Associate Professor of Chronic Disease Control Dr. Gerald Caplan, Associate Professor of Mental Health Dr. Be njamin Paul, Associate Professor of Social Anthropology Dr. Ozzie Simmons, Associate Professor of Social Anthropology Dr. Sol Levine, Assistant Professor of Social Anthropology Dr. Helen L. Roberts, Lecturer on Public Health Practice Irwin T. Sanders, Ph.D., Lecturer on Sociology Dr. Alfred Frechette, Clinical Professor of Public Health Practice, Commissioner of of Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Dr. Edward Mason, Assistant Professor of Mental Health Dr. Marjorie A. C. Young, Assistant Professor of Health Education Mary Lee Ingbar, Ph.D., M.P.H., Lecturer on Medical Economics Louisa P. Howe, Ph.D., Lecturer on Mental Health Miss Charlotte Owens, M.P.H., Instructor in Mental Health Dr. Leon J. Taubenhaus, Instructor in Public Health Practice Dr. James Dunning, Lecturer on Public Health Dentistry, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Director, Dental Health Service, University Health Service 26