Biographical Data on Physicians and Nurses Resource Guide

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Biographical Data on Physicians and Nurses

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Scope: This guide can be used to assist in finding biographical information about living and dead physicians (United States emphasis).

Books

More books on this topic are available on the 3rd & 4th floor in these areas:
W 22 – Directories
WZ 112 – Biographies
ZWZ 112 – Bibliographies/catalogs of biographies

Recommended Sources

A bibliography of medical and biomedical biography.

Print version in Library Reference: ZWZ 112 M84b 1994

Catalog of biographies in the Library of the New York Academy of Medicine.

Print version in Library Reference: ZWZ 112 N42

Dictionary of medical biography.

Print version in Library Reference: WZ 100 B99d 2007

Directory of deceased American physicians. (1804-1929).

Print version in Library Reference: W 22 AA1 D35 1993

Directory of physicians in the United States (1992 - present).

Print version in Library Reference: W 22 AA1 Am3

Medical millennium: 1000 pioneers who have contributed to the development of medicine over the last 1000 years.

Print version in Library Reference: WZ 112 L51m 2000

The Official ABMS directory of board certified medical specialists. (1994 - present ).

Print version in Library Reference: W 22 AA1 Of2

Who's who in America; a biographical dictionary of notable living men and women (1958 - present).

Print version in Library Reference: E 663 W62

Books - Stacks

Biographies in the circulating collection are generally located in the call number area WZ - History of Medicine. Search the INNOPAC library catalog for books on specific topics.

Databases

Recommended Subject Headings (MeSH), Descriptors, or Thesaurus terms:
INNOPAC Biography Medicine - Directories Medicine, History - Biography Physicians	MEDLINE Biography (used for memoirs as a subject) In addition, consider using the Name of the Biographee along with the following publication types [pt]: Biography [publication type] -- Works consisting of an account of the events, works, and achievements, personal and professional, during a person's life. It includes articles on the activities and accomplishments of living persons as well as the presentation of an obituary. Historical Article [publication type] -- An article or portion of an article giving an account of past events or circumstances significant in a field of study, a profession, a discovery, an invention, etc. Example: Cushing H [ps] AND biography [pt]

Links

Biographical memoirs - National Academy of Sciences

Brief biographies of deceased National Academy of Sciences members, written by those who knew them or their work.

Canadian Health Obituaries

From the Osler Library of the History of Medicine

Finding Aids from the Archives & Manuscripts Program at NLM

Includes biographical notes & bibliographies

National Library of Medicine History of Medicine Division

Digital archives from the National Institutes of Health

Newspaper Clipping File (LSUHSC affiliation)

Information on LSUHSC faculty, staff & students mentioned in local and regional newspapers.

Profiles in Science Collection

Twentieth-century leaders in biomedical research and public health.

Created April 2001 by CKB & JKL
Revised January 2008 by KEK
Checked October 2008 by DA

Page Maintained by JKL
Last updated on November 26, 2008