SUNY Downstate Medical Center - Iatros Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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OF 1937 tions. Numerous clinics, chief among which is the Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital, also supplied an abundant source from which to draw. The American Journal of Ophthalmology has printed many of his treatises, as has the Archives of Ophthalmology and other leadingg medical and ophthalmological journals. Running scototomy a close second in Doctor Evans' interests is the new system of ophthal- molgic education which he has brought to Long Island. This plan has attracted the attention of leading men interested in the advancement of the field, and accordingly Doctor Evans has prepared for publication the method of his administration. This system of student and gradu- ate instruction is original, and its conception probably marks a brilliant future for eye patients of Brooklyn and vicinity, for it means that graduates from this institution who decide to spe- cialize in this line will have a foundation equivalent to the most thorough training under rigid and competent instruction. It consists essentially in a division of labor, with the instructors advancing in knowledge as well as the students. All students are taught by Doctor Evans, and are divided into groups of six for conference and quiz purposes. In charge of these groups are staff members, fellows, residents and internes. Each of the latter positions is obtained by fulfilling standard requirements, applicants are chosen according to ability after an informal interview with Doctor Evans. who is the Ophthalmologist-in-chief of the Hospital. The two fellowships are granted to young men who intend to practice in Brooklyn, with the purpose of rounding them out sufficiently to pass the exams of the American Board of Ophthalmology. All these instructors are under the eye of the chief,' for their advancement in special courses, as: pathology of the eye, optics, physiology, neurology, medicine, and particularly, research. The success of the student course can best be attested by the extravagant praise of the Seniors, the future will witness its cerain fruition. The Medical Directory shows the following for Dr. Evans: NATIONAL- American Medical Association. American College of Surgeons. American Academy of Ophthalmology 8: Otolaryngology. American Ophthalmological Society. Member - American Board of Ophthalmology. Association for Research in Ophthalmology. Trustee - Association for Research in Ophthalmology. STATE- r Medical Society of the State of New York. LOCAL- New York Ophthalmological Society. Neon Medical Club. Brooklyn Ophthalmological Society. Medical Society of the County of Kings. STAFF APPOINTMENTS- Professor of Ophthalmology, Long Island College of Medicine. Ophthalmologist-in-Chief, Long Island College Hospital. Surgeon, Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital. Associate Surgeon, Brooklyn Hospital. Director of Research, Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital. Associate Director of Research, The Lighthouse, New York City. ROBERT T. CURLEY. Twenty-Setfeaz

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LICHONIAN, ,IOHN N. EVANS Professor of Ophthalmology OCTOR JOHN N. EVANS, appointed Professor of Ophthalmology for the beginning of the fall term of 1935, graduated from Long Island College Hospital in 1916 and began his medical career as a general interne in the Bushwick Hospital in the sarne year. The opportunity which started him on his eye career occurred when the ear-nose-and-throat men, who were Canadians, left for the war. Doctor Evans was assigned to a special interneship in eye work-a rare thing at that time. After a brief fling at general medicine and contract surgery for the government, he began a study of the phenomena of Ophthalmology. His time of practice has been a continuous drive toward practical advance- ments in his chosen field. His work soon stamped him as an outstanding specialist. The progressive phase of the affable doctor's work has been concerned chiefly with clinical research. In all, he has contributed approximately sixty original articles to the literature. The laboratory has engaged his time Well. The innumerable addresses before ophthalmologic and allied societies attest to his prominent position. ,His chief hobby has been, and is scototomy and the work done by him in this phase has attracted international attention, especially in England. Doctor Evans began his long list of publications shortly after graduation from Long Island. His interest in scototomy manifested itself as early as 1925 when his first paper on the subject appeared. Field studies based on clinical observation and experience soon formed the bulk of his work. Accurate and thoroughly complete records enabled him to construct informative graphs. The finesse of his practitioner's art attracted patients from far and wide with all varieties of ocular lesions, and thus provided fruitful material for his brilliant deduc- Twenty-Six

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LICHONIAN SIMON NIEYWER CHESS 1878-1936 IMON MEYER CHESS was born in Russia, February 14th, 1878. He received his early education in the schools of Odessa and came to America at the age of nineteen. Shortly after his arrival in this country, he entered the Columbia College of Pharmacy from which he graduated in 1905. He was actively engaged in the drug business for several years. In 1908, he decided to study Medicine and matriculated at The Long Island College Hospital. He received his Degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1912. He served his internship at the Paterson General Hospital and took a -special course in Physical Diagnosis with Dr. Cabot at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He began the active practice of Medi- cine late in 1914 and from then on, was associated with the College and with the Hospital until his death on October 14th, 1936. Dr. Chess was a member of the Medical Society of the County of Kings for many years and of the Brooklyn Medical Society. He was also associated with many social and benevolent organizations. He is survived, bv his Wife and three children. One of his sons, Dr. Rudolph Chess, is also a graduate of The Long Island College of Medicine, Class of 1929, and is now associated with the College and Hospital. Twenty-Eight