More than 2000 physicians from all sections of the nation will assemble at the Roosevelt hotel March 7 for the 23rd annual meeting of the New Orleans Graduate Medical Assembly.
Sessions will last through March 10. Specialists in the varied medical fields will speak during the program.
Technical exhibits, a series of round-table luncheons and medical motion pictures are other program features.
One of the high lights of the convention will be a clinopthologic conference Monday March 7 at 8:30 p. m. The conference will be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Roosevelt, and convention delegates will meet jointly with members of the Orleans Parish Medical Society.
Welcome Set
At this conference, case histories of patients will be discussed. Speakers will include Dr. W. A. D. Anderson, Miami, Fla., professor of pathology, University of Miami School of Medicine; Dr. Peter C. Gazes, Charleston, S. C, chief of the department of internal medi-.
cine, St. Francis Xavier Infirmary; Dr. David G. Pugh, Rochester, Minn., associate professor of radiology, Mayo Foundation graduate school, University of Minnesota; and Dr. John G. Walsh, Sacramento, Calif., president-elect, American Academy of General Practice.
Dr. iVnibrose H. Storck, assembly president, will preside at the opening general session at. 10:15 a. m. March 7. Delegates will be welcomed by Mayor deLesseps S. Morrison, Dr. W. Robyn Hardy, president of the Louisiana State Medical Society; Dr. Oscar Blitz, president of the Orleans Parish Medical Society; Dr. William W. Frye, dean of the Louisiana State university school of medicine; Dr. Clifford G. Grulee Jr., associate dean and director of graduate medicine, Tulane university school of medicine and Dr. Storck.
Following the welcome, Dr. J. O. Weilbaecher Jr., outgoing president, will receive a past-president award from Dr. Charles B. Odom.
Speakers Listed
Other featured speakers will in-
clude Dr, Frank M. Mateer, Pittsburgh, Pa., assistant professor of research medicine, University of Pittsburgh school of medicine; Dr. Bentley P. Colcock, Boston, Mass., member of the surgical staff, Lahey Clinic; Dr. John J. Conley, New York Gty, chief of the Head and Neck Service, St. Vincent's hospital; Dr. Trygve Gunderson, Boston, Mass.; professor of ophthalmology, Boston university; Dr. Raymond J. Jack-man, Rochester, Minn., chief of the department of proctology, Mayo Clinic; Dr. Henry D. Jano-witz, New York City, head of the division of gastroenterology, The Mount Sinai hospital; Dr. Carroll B. Larson, Iowa City, Iowa, head of the department of orthopedic surgery, University hospital.
Dr. Clarence S. Iivingood, Detroit, Mich., chairman of the department of dermatology, Henry Ford hospital; Dr. Frank R. Lock, Winston-Salem, N. C, chief of staff, obstetrics and gynecology, North Carolina Baptist hospital; Dr. Champ Lyons, Birmingham, Ala., chairman of surgery, Medical College of Alabama; Dr. Don-
ald D. Matson, Boston, secretary, American Board of Neurological Surgery; Dr. Hymen S. Mayer-son, New Orleans, chairman department of physiology, Tulane university school of medicine.
Dr. George C. Prather, Brook-line, Mass., chief of urological services, Newton-Wellesley hospital; Dr. E. Stewart Taylor, Den-, ver, Colo., head of the department of obstetrics and gynecology, University of Colorado medical center; Dr. Frank H. Top, Iowa-City, Iowa, head of the department of hygiene and preventive medicine, State University of Iowa college of medicine; Dr. Leroy D. Van-dam, Boston, director of anesthesia, Peter Bent Brigham hospital; and Dr. Robert M. Zollinger, Columbus, Ohio, first vice-president, American College of Surgeons.
Committee Heads
Assisting Dr. Storck in planning for the convention are the following assembly officers: Dr.. M. E. St. Martin, president-elect; Dr, Barrett Kennedy, first vice-president; Dr. Ralph M. Hartwell, second vice-president; Dr. Warren H. Hebert, third vice-president; | Dr. Mannie D. Paine Jr., secretary;. Dr. Boni DeLaureal, treasurer; Dr. H. Reichard Kahle, program director; Mrs. Irma B. Sherwood, executive-secretary and Drs. W. E. Kittredge and Joseph W. Wells, assistant directors of program.
Committee chairmen include: anesthesiology, Dr. John Adriani; dermatology, Dr. Vincent J. Derbes; gastroenterology, Dr. Murrel H. Kaplan; general practice, Dr. Rafael C. Sanchez; gynecology, Dr. Eugene H. Countiss; internal medicine, Dr. George E. Burch; neurosurgery, Dr. Dean H. Echols; obstetrics, Dr. Isadore Dyer; ophthalmology, Dr. William M, Boles; orthopedic surgery, Dr. Daniel C. Riordan; otolaryngolo-gy, Dr. Charles L. Brown; pathology, Dr. George Hauser; pediatrics, Dr. Emile Naef; proctology, Dr. Warren H. Hebert; radiology, Dr. Louis J. Bristow Jr.; surgery, I Dr. Oscar Creech Jr., urology,! Dr. W. E. Kittredge.
Other committee chairmen include: publicity, Dr. Donovan C. Browne, attendance, Dr. Paul L. Getzoff; clinical cruise, Dr. Storck, constitution and by-laws, Dr. Andrew V. Friedrichs; finance, Dr. Kennedy; halls and screens, Dr. St. Martin; hospitals, Dr. John F. Oakley; hotels, Dr. W. P. Gardiner; motion pictures, Dr. Kahle; printing, Dr. Charles L. Cox; reception, Dr. Charles L. Brown; registration, Dr, Val ~H. Fucjis; luncheons, Dr. Neal Owens; exhibits, Dr. J. Theo Brierre; antf transportation, Dr. Jules Myron Davidson.
PHOTO: Specialists Will Give Talks: GAZES; WALSH; COLCOCK; JACKMAN; JANOWITZ; LIVINGOOD; MATSON; FEATHER; TAYLOR; ZOLLINGER;
