Since 1860, New York Medical College (NYMC) has trained generations of students to deliver skilled and compassionate medical care. Rooted in this 157-year history is a legacy of inclusion and diversity. NYMC has always championed women and minority students, graduating many notable “firsts,” including the first male African American physician in the U.S., and the first female African American physician in New York State. Many more NYMC faculty and alumni have made significant and lasting contributions to the field of medical education, the practice of clinical medicine, and the improvement of communities they have served.
We’ve highlighted the achievements of pioneering women from NYMC. From those who helped to break gender barriers, to internationally regarded thought-leaders and groundbreaking physicians and researchers, learn more about NYMC’s leaders in medicine here.
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Amy Ansehl, R.N., D.N.P., FNP-BC Community health leader School of Health Sciences and Practice associate dean and associate professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, Department of Public Health |
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Elizabeth Bing, M.D., (1914-2015) |
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Geraldine Burton Branch, M.D. '1936, (1908-2016) Distinguished physician, educator and public health professional |
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Doris J. Bucher, Ph.D. Expert flu researcher Former Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology |
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Anna Drakontides, Ph.D., (1933-2016) Professor emeritus of cell biology and anatomy |
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Janet Dolot, M.S., D.P.T., Dr.P.H. ’14, PT, OCS Physical therapist public health practitioner Assistant professor of physical therapy |
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Rita F. Girolamo, M.D. '51, (1927-2007) |
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Johanna Hagedoorn, Ph.D., (1921-2009) |
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Nasreen S. Haque, Ph.D. Medical researcher Assistant professor of pathology |
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Phyllis Harrison-Ross, M.D., (1936-2017) Mental health pioneer Professor emeritus of psychiatry and behavioral sciences |
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Catherine N. Hinterbuchner, M.D., (1927-2015) College’s first female chair of a clinical department Professor emeritus of rehabilitation medicine |
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Marina K. Holz, Ph.D. Breast cancer researcher and academic leader Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences |
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Myra Adele Logan, M.S., M.D. '1933, (1908-1977) First woman to perform open heart surgery and was among the earliest Black women to be elected to the American College of Surgeons; first recipient of the Walter Gray Crump Scholarship for Young Women |
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Clemence Sophia Harned Lozier, M.D. , (1813-1888) |
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Dana Mordue, Ph.D. Parasitologist Vice chancellor for middle states accreditation and associate professor of microbiology and immunology |
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Padmini Murthy, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., FAMWA, FRSPH International health advocate Global Health Director and Professor, Division of Health Policy and Management, Department of Public Health |
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Susan Rachlin, M.D., FACR Clinical radiologist School of Medicine senior associate dean for student affairs and associate professor of clinical radiology |
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Margaret D. Smith, M.D., (1939–2010) School of Medicine senior associate dean and professor of clinical medicine |
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Sheila M. Smythe, M.S., (1932-2003) Public health leader Dean of the School of Health Sciences and Executive Vice President |
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Susan Smith McKinney Steward, M.D. '1870, (1847-1918) First African-American female to earn a medical degree in New York state |
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Emily Howard Jennings Stowe, M.D. '1867 (1831-1903) First Canadian female to graduate with an M.D. |
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Jane Cooke Wright, M.D. '1945, (1919-2013) |
A directory of faculty can be found at nymc.edu/faculty/
Profiles of recent alumni can be found at SOM | SHSP | GSBMS
A list of faculty media experts can be found at nymc.edu/faculty/faculty-media-experts/