A. N. Arneson, John E. Hobbs, and Melvin A. Roblee
Interviewer:
Estelle Brodman
Date:
May 24, 1976
Identifier:
OH026
Approximate Length:
87 min.
Biographical Information:
Axel Norman Arneson: obstetrician, gynecologist and radiologist, 1905-1996. Arneson graduated from the Washington University School of Medicine in 1928 and later served as professor in clinical obstetrics and gynecology and associate professor of clinical radiology at the University. John E. Hobbs: obstetrician and gynecologist, 1901-??. Hobbs graduated from the Washington University School of Medicine in 1927 and later served as clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University. Melvin A. Roblee: obstetrician, gynecologist and surgeon, 1900-??. Roblee served as clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University.
Summary:
The three physicians discuss their experiences as students at the Washington University School of Medicine in the 1920s; changes in medical practice and education during the 20th century; and changes in the study and practice of obstetrics and gynecology. Arneson, Hobbs, and Roblee also relate stories about Barnes Hospital, St. Louis Maternity Hospital, surgeons Evarts A. Graham and Ernest Sachs, physiologist Joseph Erlanger, and obstetricians Henry Schwarz and Otto Henry Schwarz.
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