The Walter G. J. Putschar Lectureship
of the Pathology Service at the Massachusetts General Hospital
and Harvard Medical School
Dr. Walter G. J. Putschar, a world-renowned bone pathologist and educator, served at the Massachusetts General Hospital from 1958 to 1986 and was admired both for his remarkable knowledge of all aspects of bone disease and his dedication to teaching. To continue these traditions, his colleagues, students and family donated funds that enabled the establishment in 1984 of an annual lectureship: the Walter G. J. Putschar Lectureship of the Pathology Service at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
Each year, an eminent academic pathologist visits the department for two days and gives two formal lectures to the entire faculty and trainees of the department, and two sessions primarily directed toward educating the trainees in practical aspects of pathology. A celebratory dinner is also held, at which informal remembrances of Dr. Putschar are given.
Over the past 25 years, the lectureship has been considered the highlight of the academic year for the department: by bringing in thought leaders in every area of pathology to challenge and inform the faculty and trainees, it ensures that one of the leading teaching hospital pathology services in the world will have its horizons perpetually expanded.
The list of Putschar lecturers over the past quarter century includes many of the luminaries in academic pathology from the United States and abroad:
1984 Howard Dorfman, Hospital for Special Surgery, NY, NY
Bone Pathology
1985 Juan Rosai, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Surgical Pathology
1986 Leopold Koss, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY, NY
Cytopathology
1987 Louis P. Dehner, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Pediatric Pathology
1988 E. Dillwyn Williams, National University of Wales, Cardiff, UK
Endocrine Pathology
1989 Sharon W. Weiss, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC
Soft Tissue Pathology
1990 Karl Lennert, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Hematopathology
1991 Harvey Goldman, Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA
Gastrointestinal Pathology
1992 Robert E. Fechner, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Breast Pathology
1993 George M. Farrow, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Urological Pathology
1994 Wallace H. Clark, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Dermatopathology
1995 Richard L. Kempson, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Gynecological Pathology
1996 Thomas V. Colby, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
Pulmonary Pathology
1997 Ernest E. Lack, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Endocrine Pathology
1998 Bernd W. Scheithauer, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Neuropathology
1999 William R. Hart, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Gynecological Pathology
2000 Renu Virmani, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC
Cardiac Pathology
2001 Francis W. Chandler, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
Infectious Disease Pathology
2002 Mark Stoler, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Cytopathology
2003 Elaine Jaffe, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Hematopathology
2004 John R. Goldblum, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Gastrointestinal Pathology
2005 K. Krishnan Unni, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Bone Pathology
2006 Stacey Mills, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Head and Neck Pathology
2007 George Murphy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA Dermatopathology
2008 Christopher Fletcher, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology
2009 Neil J. Sebire, University College, London, UK
Pediatric and Developmental Pathology
Contributions to the Putschar Lectureship can be made to:
MGH Development Office
165 Cambridge Street Suite 600
Boston, MA 02114
Attention Jessica Zaplin
JZaplin@Partners.org (for more info) |
