Named Deanships, Directorships, and Professorships
Endowed positions have a personal and lasting impact.
Natalia Trayanova, Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Trayanova’s research centers around understanding the normal and pathological electrophysiological and electromechanical behavior of the heart. She is the Murray B. Sachs Professor.
Arturo Casadevall, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Dr. Casadevall’s groundbreaking work on infectious diseases is widely known. He has received several of the highest honors in medicine and health, and holds the Alfred and Jill Sommer Professorship and Chairmanship.
Dr. Chung, the inaugural Charles D. Miller Professor, joined the Hopkins faculty in the Department of Political Science in 2004, where she teaches courses in comparative politics and East Asian politics.
Professor Wang, the R. Clayton Emory Chair in Real Estate and Infrastructure, joined the Carey Business School in 2014 and leads the Edward St. John Real Estate Program.
Ashani T. Weeraratna, Bloomberg School of Public Health and School of Medicine
Ashani T. Weeraratna, Ph.D., is the E.V. McCollum Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, and co-leader of the Cancer Invasion and Metastasis Program at the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Lawrence Cardinal Shehan Chair in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
LAWRENCE CARDINAL SHEHAN was ordained to the priesthood in Rome in 1922 and retired in 1974 after long and distinguished service. He became pastor of St. Patrick's Parish in Washington, DC, then was ordained a bishop in 1945, serving as auxiliary bishop of Baltimore until 1953, when Pope Pius XII…
The NOXELL COMPANY, manufacturer of Noxema Skin Cream and Cover Girl cosmetics, was founded in 1920 by pharmacist GEORGE AVERY BUNTING. His son, G. LLOYD BUNTING SR., and then his grandson, GEORGE L. BUNTING JR. (pictured), led the company in turn until 1990, when it merged with Procter &…
RUSSELL H. MORGAN made significant contributions to radiology by inventing an exposure meter that shut off X-ray equipment the moment film had been properly exposed, reducing unnecessary exposure to radiation. His innovations also improved the precision of X-ray pictures. Dr. Morgan chaired the Department of Radiology and Radiological Science for…
The Howard W. Jones, Jr., M.D. and Georgeanna Seegar Jones, M.D. Professorship
HOWARD W. JONES JR, MD graduated from Amherst College in 1931 and received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1935. His postgraduate training was in gynecology and general surgery, and he served as chief resident in general surgery in 1940 at Church Hospital in Baltimore. Upon completion of…
Dr. Dorothy Edwards Professorship in Gynecology and Obstetrics
[caption id="attachment_1936" align="alignleft" width="300"] Dr. Dorothy Edwards (first row, second from left) with her 1922 JHU SOM pathology class.[/caption] DOROTHY EDWARDS, MD studied at the Johns Hopkins Medical School from 1917—two years before American women won the right to vote—until 1922. At a time when it was very unusual for a woman to…
German-born MARTIN W. DONNER arrived at Hopkins in 1957 and for three decades researched the radiological aspects of understanding gastrointestinal functions. As chairman from 1972 to 1987, he led the Department of Radiology through three successive waves of technological advances in the imaging field--ultrasound, computerized tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging.…
WILLIAM R. BRODY, MD, PhD, was the Martin Donner Professor and Director of the Johns Hopkins Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, professor of electrical and computer engineering, professor of biomedical engineering, and radiologist-in-chief from 1987 to 1994. Dr. Brody served as the 13th President of the Johns…
Theodore and Ingrid Baramki Professorship in Reproductive Endocrinology
[caption id="attachment_153" align="alignleft" width="292"] (Dr. and Mrs. Baramki (left) are pictured with Dr. Zacur, in front of a portrait, painted by Henry Cooper, of Drs. Howard and Georgeanna Jones.)[/caption] THEODORE BARAMKI, MD was born and raised in Jerusalem and earned his medical degree in 1957 from Cairo University School of Medicine.…
Carol Ann Flanagan Professorship in Breast Imaging
ANN and DAVID FLANAGAN, of McLean Virginia, established this professorship to recognize the excellence in the Division of Breast Imaging at the Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science. “We decided to make this gift in acknowledgement of the excellent care I received at Johns Hopkins, and particularly…
Lawson Wilkins Professorship of Pediatric Endocrinology
LAWSON WILKINS, Med 1918, founded the first pediatric endocrine clinic in the world at the Harriet Lane Home in Baltimore in 1935. It was during this time that he began to direct his attention to the relationship of endocrinology to human growth. In 1946 he discontinued his private practice of…
Credited with founding the specialty of pediatric cardiology, HELEN B. TAUSSIG, Med 1927, developed with Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas the first surgical treatment of cyanotic congenital heart disease--the famous "blue baby" operation that ushered in the era of modern heart surgery for children. CHAIRHOLDER TO BE NAMED
Josephine S. Sutland Professorship in Newborn Medicine
Mrs. JOSEPHINE SUTLAND was devoted to improving the quality of life for others. In addition to her leadership roles with civic and cultural organizations in the Troy-Albany, New York area, she created beautiful gardens at the family home, which later became the residence of the president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.…
