Lovelace Medical Center

Scope and Contents This interview surveys the life and career of Dr. Arthur J. Fischer (1913-2002), an otolaryngologist who practiced in Las Cruces (1958-1965) and at Albuquerque's Lovelace Clinic (1965-1978). Among the subjects discussed are Dr. Fischer's personal and professional backgrounds; his practice years in Las Cruces; the foundation of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine; the Lovelace Clinic in the 1960s and 1970s; and others.

Scope and Contents This interview with Dr. Jack A. Dillahunt (1914-1996) of Albuquerque, New Mexico, summarizes his 34 years' medical practice in New Mexico. A board certified ophthalmologist, one of the first in the state, Dr. Dillahunt came to Albuquerque in 1950 and established a private practice in his specialty which operated to the mid-1980s. Among the subjects discussed in this interview are Dr. Dillahunt's personal and professional backgrounds; the medical community of Albuquerque in the 1950s; the...

Scope and Contents This interview with Jack M. Campbell (1916-1999) summarizes his involvement with two New Mexico medical institutions, the University of New Mexico School of Medicine and the Lovelace Medical Foundation. The medical school was created by the New Mexico legislature while Campbell was speaker of its House of Representatives, and the school formally opened during his tenure as governor. Governor Campbell also served for several years on the Lovelace Medical Foundation's Board of Trustees, and the...

Scope and Contents This interview with Dr. John H. Dettweiler (1920-2002), of Albuquerque, New Mexico, surveys his life and career as a New Mexico physician. An internist, Dr. Dettweiler came to Albuquerque in 1949 and practiced continuously for forty years before his retirement in 1989. Among the subjects discussed in this interview are Dr. Dettweiler's personal and professional backgrounds; the Albuquerque medical community and medical facilities of the late 1940s and 1950s; the split within the Albuquerque...

Scope and Contents This interview summarizes the life and 30-year career at Albuquerque's Lovelace Clinic of Dr. Melvin D. Bivens (1918-1987). A board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist, Dr. Bivens came to Lovelace in 1953 and served as head of its OB/GYN department from 1957 until his retirement in 1983. Among the subjects discussed in this interview are Dr. Bivens' personal and professional backgrounds; his appraisal of the operations of the Lovelace Clinic and Foundation and the major personalities involved...

Scope and Contents This interview with Dr. Oliver S. Cramer (1911-1997) of Albuquerque, New Mexico focuses on his nearly thirty years' practice of internal medicine in Albuquerque. Coming to the Lovelace Clinic first in 1941 and returning there in 1946 after military service, Dr. Cramer was a witness to the establishment of the Lovelace Medical foundation and a participant in the growth of the Clinic. Among the subjects discussed in this interview are Dr. Cramer's personal and professional backgrounds; his...

Scope and Contents This interview with Dr. P.G. Cornish III (1929-1996), a retired general surgeon of Albuquerque, New Mexico, focuses on his father and grandfather, both also surgeons who practiced in Albuquerque. Dr. Cornish, Sr. practiced in Albuquerque from the 1890s until his death in 1932, and Dr. Cornish, Jr. from 1920 until his death in the 1950s.

Scope and Contents This interview surveys the life and career of Dr. Samuel R. Barol (1929- ), of Albuquerque, New Mexico. A specialist in internal medicine, Dr. Barol came to Albuquerque in 1975 to join the Lovelace Clinic. Among the subjects discussed in this interview are Dr. Barol's personal and professional background; his choice between specialty and family practice medicine; his perspectives on the Lovelace Clinic at the time of his arrival in 1975; the prominent individuals involved in Lovelace; its...

Scope and Contents In this interview, held when the doctor was ninety years old, Dr. Adler's personal background and professional training are summarized, then a general summary of his professional life and practice is given. Relatively thin in detail, the interview nevertheless provides insight into the practice and views of a first-generation medical specialist.

This oral history dates June 17, 1982 and consists of 1 audiocassette (80 min.) + 1 transcript (26 pages).

Scope and Contents This interview with Dr. Thomas L. Chiffelle (1918-2008) focuses on his nearly forty years' association with Albuquerque's Lovelace Clinic. In addition to his own personal and professional background, Dr. Chiffelle comments on Albuquerque medicine and the place of the Lovelace Clinic within it. Among the subjects discussed are the doctors William Randolph Lovelace I, William Randolph Lovelace II, and the other major figures of the Lovelace institution; the friction between the Clinic and the...