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VOLUME 24, NUMBER 21
MAY 27,1977
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
DR. WM. BANKS ANDERSON
New Chairman Stresses Radiologists' Role
Dr. Charles E. Putman of Yale
University has joined the faculty at
the medical center as chairman of the
Department of Radiology.
Announcement of the
appointment came from Dr. Frederic
N. Cleaveland, university provost,
after approval by Duke's ^ard of
Trustees.
Putman, formerly an associate
professor in the departments of
radiology and internal medicine at
Yale, is succeeding Dr. Richard G.
Illustrious Career Closes,
Academic Legacy Is Left
Dr. William Banks Anderson, chief
of the Division of Ophthalmology
from the opening of the School of
Medicine in 1930 until 1%5, died
May 19 at the age of 79. Graveside
services were held last Friday.
A Haw River native, E>r. Anderson
received his A.B. degree from the
University of North Carolina in 1920
and his M.D. from Johns Hopkins
University in 1924. He completed an
internship at Union Memorial
Hospital in Baltimore, Md., and a
residency at Massachusetts Eye and
Ear Dispensary.
His long medical career in Durham
began in 1927 when he joined the
staff of McPherson Hospital. Even
after he retired from the Duke
faculty, he continued to treat patients
until a few days before his death.
The eye specialist was a Jackson
lecturer before the American
Academy of Ophthalmology and
held numerous offices in national
and state organizations, including
the American Academy of
Ophthalmology, the American
Ophthalmological Society, the
ophthalmology section of the
American Medical Association and
the Medical Advisory Council for the
North Carolina Society for the
Prevention of Blindness.
Dr. Anderson enjoyed teaching as
well as practicing, said Dr. Edwin
Alyea, professor emeritus of urology,
who was a friend from their days as
students at Johns Hopkins. "He liked
the academic part of medicine very
much."
The ophthalmology professor was
a "rather reserved" man, but he had
"a good, dry sense of humor," Alyea
said. For relaxation Dr. Anderson
like to go fishing, read a detective
mystery or play a quiet game of
poker with his friends.
Two of Dr. Anderson's sons are on
the medical center faculty. Dr.
William Banks Anderson Jr.,
professor of ophthalmology, and Dr.
Edward Everett Anderson, professor
of urology. Other survivors are his
wife, Mrs. Mildred Everett
Anderson; a son, Charles Alexander
Anderson; a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth
Anderson Persons, all of Durham;
and five grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Eye Center.
Lester who resigned his position at
Duke on March 1 of last year to join
the faculty at the University of Texas
Medical School in Houston.
Dr. Herman Grossman has served
as acting chairman of radiology since
Lester's departure.
Clinical Director
In addition to his teaching duties
at Yale, Putman was cliniccd director
of the diagnostic radiology section at
Yale-New Haven Hospital in New
Haven, Conn.
The 35-year-old physician earned
a B.A. degree at the University of
Austin in 1%3 and an M.D. at the
University of Texas Medical Branch
in Galveston in 1%7.
He served an internship at the
University of Iowa and completed a
residency in internal medicine at the
University of Texas in 1971. During
the next two years, Putman
completed a second residency in
radiology at the University of
California in San Francisco and then
joined the faculty at Yale.
Outstanding Teacher
In 1976, he was promoted to
associate professor and nominated
for an award as the medical school's
outstanding teacher.
Putman is the author or co-author
of 45 scientific articles, most of which
are related to radiology and lung
function. He is co-editor of a
textbook entitled Radiologist’s Role in
the Intensive Care Unit which will be
published this year and co-author of
Radiological Diagnosis of Acute Chest
Disease which is expected to be
published in 1979.
A member of numerous
professional organizations, the
Cleburne, Tex., native served as
consultant to the Veterans
Administration Hospital in West
Haven, Conn., while at Yale. He was
also chief of the school's chest
radiology section, a faculty and
thesis advisor and member of
committees on cancer, intensive care
and admissions.
Goals Here
At Duke, Putman said his major
goal is to improve the clinical service
offered by the Department of
Radiology. He plans to stress the
importance of radiologists as true
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A FAST CROWING SPORT—Some people obviously enjoy
running and the Vita Parcours is one of numerous places at
Duke to do so. There are also many other recreational
opportunities here. With summer approaching, we all start
thinking about ways of spending leisure hours. Pages 3-6
contain stories and (>hotos about a variety of ways, which are
actually available throughout the year.