Raymond John Lipicky, MD

John H. Laragh, MD: Clinician-Scientist

John Laragh is an outstanding clinician-scientist who discovered that renin, a mostly forgotten kidney hormone, causes essential hypertension1,2 and its complications.3 This discovery led to two new classes of drugs, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers, which revolutionized the treatment of hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and kidney disease...

In Memoriam of John T. Shepherd, MD, DSc.

John T. Shepherd, MD, DSc (Figure) was born on May 21st, 1919, in Northern Ireland and passed away in Rochester, Minnesota, on October 4, 2011, after a protracted illness. With his passing we have lost a great integrative physiologist who contributed much to the field of cardiovascular medicine, and to our scientific community. His friends and colleagues will remember his gentle humor, engaging...

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 S. Chapman, MD: neglected pioneer in sarcoidosis.

ic pulmonary physician in the US state of Texas who made major contributions in the understanding of sarcoidosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) disease. In our view, he has not received proper credit for his contributions to the field. Born in the small town of Sweetwater, he graduated from Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas. He then entered the University of Texas Medical Br...

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