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Internal Medicine1958 - 1998THEN AND NOW:FROM LIMITED TREATMENT OPTIONS TO A VAST ARRAYIn March of 1958, I was an intern at the old Garfield Hospital so by default, I became a member of the first med...

Cardiology Start Date: 1989LIFE AND MEDICINE INTERTWINED FROM THE BEGINNINGMedStar Washington Hospital Center has played an integral role in the milestones that have shaped my life and career. When I...

Division Director Emeritus, Cardiology Start Date: 1977THE BEAT GOES ONI was chief of cardiology at Louisiana State University in Shreveport when I got the call from MedStar Washington Hospital Cente...

Obstetrics and Gynecology Began his Residency at Garfield Memorial Hospital; completed it at the new Washington Hospital Center in 1959SPECIAL DELIVERY: ONE OF THE FIRST CESEAREAN SECTIONS AT HOSPITA...

1958 - PresentFrom Doorways to Board Rooms: Collins Family Story Is Integral to Hospital Center's HistoryRobert Collins, MD, interviewed for-and earned-an internship at MedStar Washington Hospital Ce...

Former Chair of Ophthalmology 1958 - 2007EYES ON THE PRIZEIn 1958, I was completing my training in ophthalmology at the Mayo Clinic and pondering my next steps. I wanted to return home to DC and real...