John Bartlett: Appreciation & Celebration

John Bartlett: appreciation & celebration.

When I was 6-years-old I wrote a letter to Roy Rogers, the cowboy star of movies and television, asserting that I was his biggest fan. That was the first and only fan letter I ever wrote. When I was invited to speak at a Festschrift for John Bartlett, I quickly replied, “I am much honored to be asked to be part of your proposed celebration of John. I can’t think of anyone in our discipline who ...

John Bartlett and bioterrorism.

Until 1997, the subject of bioterrorism was not discussed within the medical community and deliberately ignored in national planning efforts. Biological weapons were regarded as "morally repulsive." This complacency stemmed from a 1972 Biological Weapons Convention where all countries agreed to cease offensive biological weapons research. In the 1990s, however, the Soviet Union was discovered t...

John Punnett Peters: An Appreciation

A birthday celebration for John S. Fordtran, MD.

O n November 15, 2011, a celebration was held for John S. Fordtran, MD (Figure 1), on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Th e event was initially suggested by Dr. Fordtran’s long-time colleague, Guenter Krejs, MD, who traveled to Dallas from Austria for the event. He was assisted by Charles Richardson, MD, and C. Richard Boland, MD. The celebration began on the evening of November 14, with a di...

John G. Bartlett: a transformative, visionary leader of Johns Hopkins Infectious Diseases.

There is a deep tradition of infectious diseases at Johns Hopkins. William Henry Welch’s microbiologic work included discovery of Bacillus welchii (now Clostridium perfringens) as the cause of gas gangrene, as well as studies of pneumonia, diphtheria, and other infectious diseases [1]. He was the first chair of Pathology at Johns Hopkins and the first director of the School of Hygiene and Publi...