28 Notable alumni of
New York Medical College
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New York Medical College is 2168th in the world, 755th in North America, and 711th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 28 notable alumni from New York Medical College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Mark Zuckerberg
- Occupations
- patron of the artsentrepreneurchief executive officercomputer scientistphilanthropist
- Biography
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Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is an American businessman and philanthropist. He co-founded the social media service Facebook, along with his Harvard roommates in 2004, and its parent company Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook, Inc.), of which he is executive chairman, chief executive officer and controlling shareholder.
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Robert Jay Lifton
- Enrolled in New York Medical College
- In 1948 graduated with Doctor of Medicine
- Occupations
- historianpsychiatristpeace activistwriteruniversity teacher
- Biography
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Robert Jay Lifton is an American psychiatrist and author, chiefly known for his studies of the psychological causes and effects of wars and political violence, and for his theory of thought reform. He was an early proponent of the techniques of psychohistory.
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Emily Stowe
- Occupations
- physicianteacher
- Biography
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Emily Howard Stowe was a Canadian physician who was the first female physician to practise in Canada, the second licensed female physician in Canada and an activist for women's rights and suffrage. Stowe helped found the women's suffrage movement in Canada and campaigned for the country's first medical college for women.
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Jane Cooke Wright
- Enrolled in New York Medical College
- Studied in 1945
- Occupations
- oncologist
- Biography
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Jane Cooke Wright was a pioneering cancer researcher and surgeon noted for her contributions to chemotherapy. In particular, Wright is credited with developing the technique of using human tissue culture rather than laboratory mice to test the effects of potential drugs on cancer cells. She also pioneered the use of the drug methotrexate to treat breast cancer and skin cancer (mycosis fungoids).
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Helen Singer Kaplan
- Occupations
- university teacherpsychologistpsychiatrist
- Biography
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Helen Singer Kaplan was an Austrian-American sex therapist and the founder of the first clinic in the United States for sexual disorders established at a medical school. The New York Times described Kaplan as someone who was "considered a leader among scientific-oriented sex therapists. She was noted for her efforts to combine some of the insights and techniques of psychoanalysis with behavioral methods." She was also dubbed the "Sex Queen" because of her role as a pioneer in sex therapy during the sexual revolution in 1960s America, and because of her advocacy of the idea that people should enjoy sexual activity as much as possible, as opposed to seeing it as something dirty or harmful. The main purpose of her dissertation is to evaluate the psychosexual dysfunctions because these syndromes are among the most prevalent, worrying and distressing medical complaints of modern times.
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Robert A. Schwartz
- Occupations
- medical writer
- Biography
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Robert Allen Schwartz is an American physician, biomedical researcher, university professor, and government official. He is Professor and Head of Dermatology, Professor of Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics, and Professor of Preventive Medicine and Community Health at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Visiting Professor and Scholar of Public Affairs and Administration at the Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration, and serves on the Rutgers University Board of Trustees. He has made seminal contributions to medicine, including the discovery of AIDS-associated Kaposi sarcoma (KS-AIDS) and Schwartz–Burgess syndrome. In 2019 Schwartz joined the Trump administration as a member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.
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Susan McKinney Steward
- Enrolled in New York Medical College
- Studied in 1870
- Occupations
- suffragistwriterphysicianhomeopath
- Biography
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Susan Maria McKinney Steward was an American physician and author. She was the third African-American woman to earn a medical degree, and the first in New York state.
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Bernard J. D. Irwin
- Enrolled in New York Medical College
- Studied in 1852
- Occupations
- surgeonmilitary physician
- Biography
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Bernard John Dowling Irwin was an assistant army surgeon during the Apache Wars and the first (chronologically by action) Medal of Honor recipient. His actions on February 13, 1861, are the earliest for which the Medal of Honor was awarded.
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Myra Adele Logan
- Enrolled in New York Medical College
- In 1933 graduated with Doctor of Medicine
- Occupations
- physiciansurgeonanatomistoncologist
- Biography
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Myra Adele Logan is known as the first African American female physician, surgeon, and anatomist to perform a successful open-heart surgery. Following this accomplishment, Logan focused her work on children's heart surgery and was involved in the development of the antibiotic Aureomycin which treated bacterial, viral, and rickettsial diseases with the majority of her medical practice done at the Harlem Hospital in New York. Logan attended medical school during the pre–Civil Rights era. The majority of black female physicians in this time period were forced to attend segregated schools. Earning a medical degree as an African American woman during this time period was extremely difficult.
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Joseph Plumb Cochran
- Occupations
- teacher
- Biography
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Joseph Plumb Cochran, M.D., was an American Presbyterian missionary and medical doctor. He is credited as the founding father of Iran's first modern Western medical school, Westminster College (now Urmia University) in 1879.
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Gerald Epstein
- Years
- 1935-2019 (aged 84)
- Occupations
- psychiatrist
- Biography
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Gerald N. Epstein was an American psychiatrist who used mental imagery and other mental techniques to treat physical and emotional problems. An author and a researcher, he was the founder and director of a mental imagery school for post-graduate mental health professionals, teaching imagery as a tool for healing and a "bridge to the inner world".
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Kin Yamei
- Occupations
- scientist
- Biography
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Kin Yamei also seen as Chin Ya-mei or Jin Yunmei, or anglicized as Y. May King, was a Chinese-born, American-raised doctor, hospital administrator, educator, and nutrition expert. She is credited with introducing tofu to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) during World War I.
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John S. Marr
- Occupations
- writerepidemiologist
- Biography
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John S. Marr is an American physician, epidemiologist, and author. His professional life has concerned outbreaks of infectious disease and thus his subsequent writing career has focused on that topic, particularly historical epidemics.
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William Harkness
- Enrolled in New York Medical College
- Graduated with Doctor of Medicine
- Occupations
- astronomersurgeon
- Biography
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William Harkness was an astronomer. He was born at Ecclefechan, Scotland, a son of James (1803–78) and Jane (née Wield) Harkness. His father was a pastor and moved the family to the United States. Harkness served in the military, traveled extensively, and headed research missions developing techniques and equipment for astronomical study.
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Lucy Ozarin
- Occupations
- psychiatrist
- Biography
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Lucy Dorothy Ozarin was a psychiatrist who served in the United States Navy. She was one of the first women psychiatrists commissioned in the Navy, and she was one of seven female Navy psychiatrists who served during World War II.
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Elizabeth Jaffee
- Occupations
- scientist
- Biography
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Elizabeth M. Jaffee is an American oncologist specializing in pancreatic cancer and immunotherapy.
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Edwin Hamilton Davis
- Occupations
- archaeologistanthropologist
- Biography
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Edwin Hamilton Davis was an American physician and self taught archaeologist who completed pioneering investigations of the mound builders in the Mississippi Valley. Davis gathered what, at that time, was the largest privately held collection of prehistoric Indian artifacts in the United States.
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George H. Taylor
- Occupations
- physicianwritermassage therapist
- Biography
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George Herbert Taylor was an American physician and inventor associated with the natural hygiene and physical culture movements. He was known for his practice of homeopathy and introducing Swedish massage to the United States.
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Paige Kreegel
- Years
- 1958-.. (age 66)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Paige V. Kreegel is a physician and was previously a Republican representative in the Florida House of Representatives, where he represented District 72 - which covers all of De Soto County and parts of Charlotte County and Lee County. Kreegel was first elected to the Florida House in 2004, and was unopposed for re-election in 2006. He is a physician and resides in Punta Gorda, Florida. He was a Republican candidate in a special election in April 2014 to fill Florida's 19th district U.S. House of Representatives seat vacated by Trey Radel.
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Lurana W. Sheldon
- Occupations
- novelistpoetwritersuffragette
- Biography
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Lurana W. Sheldon was an American author of novels, poems, and short stories, as well as a newspaper editor. Her published work amounted to over one million words. She claimed to have earned her living in fifteen different and totally dissimilar lines of business, including bookkeeping, business management, journalism, work in a chemical laboratory, buying dry goods, and writing stories. She was a suffrage activist, and she opposed prohibition.
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Jennie de la Montagnie Lozier
- Occupations
- physician
- Biography
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Jeanne de la Montagnie Lozier was an American physician and educator from New York City. She worked as an instructor of languages and literature in Hillsdale College from the age of nineteen, and after earning her medical degree from New York Medical College, became a professor of physiology. She was a delegate to the International Homoeopathic Congress in Paris in 1889 and was president of Sorosis Club from 1891 to 1894.
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Jeffrey P. Nadler
- Occupations
- physician
- Biography
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Jeffrey P. Nadler is an American Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS expert. His most recent position has been as Acting Director and Assistant Director of the Therapeutics Research Program, Division of AIDS (DAIDS), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) where he oversaw NIH/NIAID-sponsored national and international HIV/AIDS research.
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John-Ross Rizzo
- Occupations
- physicianresearcher
- Biography
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John-Ross Rizzo, M.D., M.S.C.I., is an American physician-scientist known for his significant contributions to the field of healthcare and rehabilitation. He holds the prestigious Melamid Professorship in Rehabilitation (Disability) Medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center. Dr. Rizzo has made remarkable strides in the areas of disability inclusion, innovation, and equity within the medical community. At NYU Langone Medical Center, Dr. Rizzo serves as the first Health System Director of Disability Inclusion, a role that reflects his commitment to promoting accessibility and inclusivity within healthcare. Additionally, he holds the position of Vice Chair of Innovation and Equity for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine. Dr. Rizzo's impact extends beyond traditional medical boundaries, as he holds cross-appointments in multiple departments. His affiliations include the Department of Neurology, where he contributes to the advancement of neurological sciences, as well as the Departments of Biomedical & Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at New York University Tandon School of Engineering. Within Tandon, he also contributes to the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and plays a vital role as the associate director of Healthcare for the NYU Wireless Center. Dr. Rizzo has published 125 peer-reviewed publications, contributed to 12 textbooks, and co-authored many conference proceedings. He has been funded by 5 federal agencies and lead/co-lead grants that, in total, well exceed $10M.
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Harriet Jemima Winifred Clisby
- Occupations
- physicianwomen's rights activist
- Biography
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Harriet Clisby was an English physician, women's rights activist, and founder of the Women's Educational and Industrial Union in Boston.
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Harriet Rice
- Enrolled in New York Medical College
- Studied in 1891
- Occupations
- physician
- Biography
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Harriett Alleyne Rice was the first African American to graduate from Wellesley College. She was awarded the Medal of French Gratitude for her medical service in France during World War I.
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M. Belle Brown
- Years
- 1846-1924 (aged 78)
- Occupations
- physician
- Biography
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Mary Belle Brown, M.D. was an American physician and surgeon, one of the few women in medicine of her time to perform surgery. She was professor and dean of the New York Medical College and Hospital for Women.
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Adelaide Wallerstein
- Occupations
- physiciantranslatorlawyer
- Biography
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Adelaide Dorn Wallerstein McConnell was an American translator, medical doctor, lawyer, and clubwoman, based in New York City.
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Isabella Vandervall
- Years
- 1893-1989 (aged 96)
- Enrolled in New York Medical College
- Studied in 1915
- Occupations
- physician
- Biography
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Isabella Vandervall was an African-American physician, gynecologist and a prominent advocate for the birth control movement in New York City. She attended the New York Medical College for Women, from which she graduated at the top of her class.
