Oral history interview with John A. Pierce, 1974. 1974.

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Oral history interview with John A. Pierce, 1974. 1974.

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Pierce discusses the career of his colleague Alfred Goldman, a 1920 graduate of the Washington University School of Medicine and, for fifty years, a member of the clinical faculty of the school. Pierce describes some of Goldman's early research on the effect of chilling on the development of upper respiratory disease, the physiology of hyperventilation, and tetany. Goldman's great skill working and relating to both his patients and with students is described. Pierce comments on Goldman's careful scholarship and tenacity as a researcher as well as his dedication to his family and to his patients.

Transcript : 15 leaves.Sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 32 min.) : analog.Sound recording : 1 sound tape reel (ca. 32 min.) : analog.

Washington University in St. Louis, Bernard Becker Medical Library

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Washington University in St. Louis, Bernard Becker Medical Library

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Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.). School of Medicine.

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Goldman, Alfred, 1895-1973.

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Physician. Professor of Clinical Medicine, Director of Medical Chest Service, Washington University, School of Medicine. From the description of Alfred Goldman papers, 1920-1971. 1920-1971. (Washington University in St. Louis). WorldCat record id: 10691579 ...

Podoll, Darryl,

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Pierce, John A. (John Albert), 1925-

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Pulmonologist, born 1925. Pierce received his medical degree from the University of Arkansas School of Medicine in 1948. Pierce joined the faculty of the Washington University School of Medicine in 1967 as associate professor of medicine and chief of the pulmonary division of the John Cochran Veterans Hospital, after having served on the faculty of the University of Arkansas Medical Center. Pierce became the head of the pulmonary division of the Department of Medicine in 1967 and was named profe...