UCSF Medical Center - Medi Cal Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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W! , xxxx 'B X X Q lt l I X W ' t' 'stilgll?i'i'i,ex2??g'fgg inch 7 ' P 'I 3' 'V A 1 ' ' lm 4 1 l . Y 'V lt ' r A t l x x. 'J L, , N.. Q Wm. I. Kerr. M.D., a graduate of the Harvard University Medical School, be- came affiliated with the University of California Medical School in 1918, where he now holds the position of Professor of Medicine and Head of the Division of Medicine, and Physician-in-Chief of the University of California Hospital. He is well known for his work in internal medicine, particularly in cardiovascular diseases. Among his contributions to medical literature are articles on the thyroid gland, liver function, the come mon cold, and various phases of heart disease, Of particular clinical interest are his advances in the studies of the hyperventilation syndrome and the treat- ment of angina pectoris. Recently Doctor Kerr has perfected an instrument called the Syml3allophone, a modified steth- oscope for the lateralization and com- parison of sounds, which is a practical value in most clinical conditions Where the acoustic properties of sounds are compared. g t 5 1 L :fist Q, T. C. Daniels. Ph.D.. Assistant Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Profes- sor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, was graduated from the University of Michi- gan with the degree of Bachelor of Sci- ence and from Indiana University with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Dr. Daniels first became a member of the faculty of the College of Pharmacy in 1929, and has made contributions in the field of pharmaceutical chemistry and pharmacy education. He is at present working on sulfanilamide type com- pounds. He has done much to bring about closer cooperation between medi- cine, dentistry and pharmacy. 2- ,IL Dr. Theodore L. Althausen began his medical career at the University of Petrograd Medical School. After three years of service with the Russian and French Navies he came to the United States. In 1922, he received his A.B. degree from the University of California as a member of Phi Beta Kappa: his M.A. in l925 as a Phi Sigma, and his M.D. degree in 1926 with the honor of mem- bership in Alpha Omega Alpha. At present he holds the position of Asso- ciate Professor of Medicine. His work has covered a large and varied field with particular emphasis upon studies of the liver and its func- tion. He has made numerous contribu- tions to scientific literature, with articles accepted in French and German as well as in English publications. His latest works, however, have been concerned with the thyroid gland, and special rec- ognition has been given to his work on the relation between hyperthyroidism and diabetes.

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Dr. Karl F. Meyer was born in Basel, Switzerland, and received his doctorate from the University of Zurich. He be- came associated with the University of California in 1913 and has been chair- man of the Department of Bacteriology and Director of the Hooper Foundation since 1924. He is known for his work in undulant fever, hotulism, psittacosis and sylvatic plague, and as Director of the Research Laboratories of the National Canners Association, has been re- sponsible tor the institution of safe methods of process and control of com- mercially canned foods. He has for many years been greatly interested in the importance of animals as reservoirs for human diseases. Dr. Hermann Becks was graduated in dentistry and medicine in Rostock, Ger- many. l-le received special education in general pathology and histopathology under Dr. L. Aschoff and in biochem- istry under Dr. L. Spiro. In 1928 he received appointment to the University of California, College of Dentistry, and the Hooper Foundation for Medical Research in San Francisco, and since i934 has held the position of Chairman of the Division of Dental Medicine at the College of Dentistry. His main field of research deals with investigations of pathologic bone forma- tion of jaws and skulls and their roent- genographic aspect, and the relationship of lactobacillus acidophilus to dental caries. i, U., Wm -gi Chauncey D. Leake. Ph.D., came to the University of California Medical School in the fall of 1927 as Professor of Pharmacology. ln 1936 he was made Librarian oi the Medical Center Library. Dr. Leake has been interested in devel- oping an interest in the history of sci- ence in the University and has lately been placed in charge of a voluntary course on human relations on the Berke- ley Campus. Under Dr. Leake's direc- tion, the Pharmacology Laboratory has trained a large number of young men who have taken responsible positions in this country and abroad. His chief fields of interest have been in anesthesia, chemotherapy, and industrial toxicology.

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3' uf'-tr f tg? , it ,er Howard C. Naffziger, B.S.. M.S.. M.D. Since 1929, Doctor Natiziger has been Professor of Surgery, Chairman of the Department of Surgery and Surgeon-in Chief to the University of California Hos- pital. Additional appointments are, Con- sulting Surgeon to the San Francisco Hospital, Letterman General Hospital and United States Veterans' Facility. Doctor Naifziger's especial interests lie in two fields: Neurological Surgery and Medical Education. Among his numerous contributions to Neurological Surgery are, the development of knowledge of the anatomy of the ventricular and sub- arachnoid systems ot the brain in man, recognition of the diagnostic value of the pineal shift in intracranial disorders, the diagnosis of the scalenus anticus syndrome, studies on malignant exoph- thalmos and the development of oper- ative relief for this condition, as Well as the introduction ot various new technical methods. Doctor Naffziger's efforts for the improvement of medical education, and particularly for the provision of op- portunities for the adequate training of surgeons, have received national recog- nition. gint-0. Charles L. Conner, M.D., Professor and Head of the Division of Pathology in the Medical School and Pathologist to the University Hospital since 1928. After graduating from Baylor, M.D., 1920, he received a National Research Council Fellowship and was appointed Research Fellow in Pathology at Harvard Medical School, and later Faculty Instructor. Dur- ing an interval year he was Associate in Pathology at McGill and Director of Laboratories at the Montreal General Hospital. Since graduation has been a pathologist, teacher and investigator, His research has had to do with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: the nature of natural and pathologic pigments in the body: malignant tumors, particularly bone tumors: miscellaneous problems in pathology and physiology: and more recently with cirrhosis of the liver, Has been for several years Pacific Coast representative ot the Medical Fellowship Board of the National Research Council, and is Chairman of the Research Com- mittee of the Medical School and ot the Cancer Committee. Dr. Iohn Albert Marshall is probably the only faculty member of the College of Dentistry who could discuss either dynamite or dentistry with equal facility. He holds four degrees from the Univer- sity of California, and in addition he has studied chemistry at the University of Berlin and also at Charlottenburg. He started his career as a chemist with E. l. DuPont de Nemours, specializ- ing in explosives. Since 1929, Dr. Marshall has been Professor of 'Biochemistry and Dental Pathology at the College of Dentistry, His studies of the diseases of the teeth have made him internationally famous. His textbook on the diseases of the teeth, which is used by the Iunior and Senior students in their study of Dental Pathology, he has facetiously re- ferred to as the gospel, according to St. lohn . His latest work, summarizing and bringing up to date the literature concerning dental caries, published in the Psysiological Review for Iuly, 1939, has gained new distinction for him. l 1