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 Barton Childs, M.D. was a professor of pediatrics at the Johns
Hopkins University School of Medicine, and a legendary geneticist and
teacher who influenced the practice of generations of physicians and
shaped their understanding of inherited disease. He died in 2010 at the
age of 93. The weekly case conference in the Department of Pediatrics
was named for Dr. Childs, who proposed a new holistic way of thinking
about health and disease, one that takes into consideration each
patient’s unique genetic make-up, as well as the environmental and
cultural factors that affect the individual. His 1999 book, Genetic Medicine: A Logic of Disease, is the basis for the new Genes to Society Curriculum of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
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 Catherine Neill, M.D. was a pediatric cardiologist who worked
closely with Helen Taussig, M.D., the trailblazing cardiologist who in
the 1950s led Hopkins’ “blue baby” team, which pioneered an open-heart
surgery technique to repair congenital heart defects in infants. Neill (left in photo with Taussig) was interested in the causes, types and treatment of congenital heart
disease, but her curiosity went beyond the purely medical aspects of
cardiology, prompting her to pursue research in the psychological and
social aspects of chronic illness in adolescence. She published
extensively on the subject of holistic treatment of childhood heart
disease. Dr. Neill’s colleagues saw her as the consummate clinician,
who was also a wonderful teacher with an exemplary bedside manner. In
1999 one of the two general inpatient teams in the Johns Hopkins
Children’s Center was named for Dr. Neill. She died in 2006 at the age
of 84. |
W illiam Zinkham, M.D. is a world renowned pediatric hematologist
who was a beloved mentor to many residents, fellows and faculty members
at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Zinkham’s publications explored a variety of
hematologic and non-hematologic conditions. He was revered by residents
for his diagnostic acumen, his ability to solve problems and his
wizardry with the microscope. One of the two general inpatient teams in
the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center was named for Dr. Zinkham in 1999. |
F rederick Heldrich, M.D. was a master diagnostician who taught
generations of fledgling pediatricians the art and science of solving
medical puzzles. At his death in 2007 at the age of 82, Dr. George
Dover stated, “For more than five decades, he trained pediatricians in
the art of medicine, and he seemed happiest teaching and learning new
things, particularly at the bedside. He was a role model for us all.”
Dr. Heldrich was the Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at St. Agnes
for over 30 years. The inpatient service there is named in his honor. |