Dr. Russell J. Blattner This is Me

Education

 Web References

1. 1. in-cites - An Profile of Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics

   www.in-cites.com/institutions/ - [Cached]

   Published on: 7/1/2004   Last Visited: 2/3/2008

   In 1947, Russell J. Blattner, M.D., accepted an invitation to join the college's faculty as the first full-time chair of the Department of Pediatrics, as well as chief of Pediatric Services at Hermann Hospital. He was joined by Florence M. Heys, Ph.D., an instructor in pediatrics who would engage in pediatric research and handle some of the teaching assignments. At that time, Dr. Blattner noted that "eventually" the department would have three full-time clinical members in addition to the chair. By 1952, however, the department had grown significantly, with 10 full-time clinical faculty and three full-time research staff members. In addition, teaching affiliations had been established between the department and numerous institutions throughout Houston, including Jefferson Davis Hospital, St. Joseph Hospital, The Methodist Hospital, and the Junior League Children's Clinic.
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   In the late 1940s, Dr. Blattner and Dr. Fred Taylor led a group of BCM researchers in their pursuit of the source of the polio virus; and a decade later, Dr. Murdina Desmond, Drs. Ellard and Martha Yow, and Dr. William Daeschner, all department faculty members, were highly instrumental in focusing attention on the plight of pediatric patients during a devastating epidemic of penicillin-resistant staphylococcal disease in Houston.