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Robert Milton Zollinger
Robert Milton Zollinger
Robert Milton Zollinger was born on September 4, 1903, in Millersport, Ohio, and educated at the Ohio State University where he received his MD degree in 1927. He and Louise Kiewit were married in 1929 and have two children, Myra and Robert, Jr, and five grandchildren. Doctor Zollinger served his internship at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, his assistant residency at Lakeside Hospital and Western Reserve University in Cl~velar~d,., a n d h~ aclvahced postdoctoral surgical training , at Peter l~ent Brigham Hospit*al and Harvard. He was appointed to the surgical faculty at Harvard in 1932, and in 1946 he returned to Ohio State and became Chairman of the Department of Surgery in 1947. In his milit~ry~ career (1942 to 19~45), Colonel Zollinger was Senior Consultant ~ Surgery to the European Theater of Operations and was commanding officer of the 5th General Hospital in France. He was awarded the ~egion 6f Merit' by the US Army; Battle Stars from Normandy, Northern France, and the Rhineland; and the European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal. Under the strong influence of his mentors, Harvey Cushing and E1liott Cutler, Doctor Zollinger's research acumen developed early in his career. Of most significance has been his investigations on the relationship between nonbeta islet cell tumors of the pancreas and diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. The first syndrome, characterized in the world literature as the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, was proposed in 1955. The second syndrome was proposed in 1961, and continued research with his associates over the years suggests that this diarrheogenic hormone is secretin or a secretin-like substance. Doctor Zollinger has served as President of the American College of Surgeons and the American Surgical Association and as Chairman of the American Board of Surgery and is a Founder Member and Past President of the Society of University Surgeons. He has been Editorin-Chief of The American Journal of Surge]'y since 1958. He has authored and coauthored over 260 publications, among these the "Atlas of Surgical Operations," with the late Doctor Elliott C. Cutler, and the "Textbook of Surgery," with Doctor Warren H. Cole. He is the recipient of an honorary degree from the University of Lyons, France (1965), and
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1969
1925 1. Starling Loving Hospital (University Hospital prior to 1955) 2. Hamilton Hall School--Basic Science
11. Wiseman Hall Addition 12. Student Health Service 1970 13. Medical School Basic Science and School of Nursing (beyond) 14. Medical Administration
1951 3. 4. 5. 6.
University Hospital Means Hall Upham Hall Dental School
1971 15. School of Allied Medical Sciences 1972
1959 7. Wiseman Hall 8. Dodd Hall
16. McCampbell Hall 17. Murray Hall (Ohio Department of Health) 1973 18. Dental School Addition 19. Health Science Library 20. Parking
1960 9. University Hospital North Wing 1974
1968 10. Biological Sciences
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21. University Hospital Clinics
holds honorary fellowships in the Royal College of Surgeons of England (1965) and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (1966). The photograph of the medical center with the outline illustrates some of the many and extensive changes on the Ohio State University College of Medicine campus during Doctor Zollinger's career. No one person can be given credit for all of the cha.ges, but Doctor Zollinger's dynamic and forceful personality and his drive for excellence contributed tremendously to the development of the Center. Building # 1, Hamilton Hall, was the medical school of the Ohio State University. In this and the adjoining Starling Loving Hall (the original University Hospital) Doctor Zollinger attended medical school. At the time of his return to Columbus in 1946, these were still the only two buildings of the medical campus. The massive expansion of the complex since that time has also seen the growth of the training program for residents in general surgery. From the original training program with 8 residents and 3 professors on the full-time faculty, the program has grown under Doctor Zollinger's leadership to include over 65 residents and a full-time faculty of 42 and over 150 more clinical faculty members participating in the teaching program in the University Hospitals and the 4 affiliated hospitals in Columbus. In 1955, the graduates of Doctor Zollinger's surgical residency program founded the R. M. Zollinger Club in his honor. The members of this group now number over 140, and 4 of his former residents have assumed chairmanships of other training programs. T h e residents of his program are now in most of the 50 states and are contributing to the excellence of surgical care which Doctor Zollinger respects so highly. The first meeting of the Zollinger Club in 1955 was in the form of a scientific session and was held in conjunction with the Columbus Surgical Society, an organization that Doctor Zollinger helped to found. Since that time, the Club has gathered annually at the meeting of the American College of Surgeons to honor Doctor Zollinger. October 1973 marked Doctor Zollinger's last year as Chairman of the Department of Surgery. Again on that occasion a scientific program was presented in his honor. The papers of that program are presented in part as a section of this issue of The American Journal of Surgery. William G. Pace, MD Columbus, Ohio
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Robert Milton Zollinger was born on September 4, 1903, in Millersport, Ohio, and educated at the Ohio State University where he received his MD degree in 1927. He and Louise Kiewit were married in 1929 and have two children, Myra and Robert, Jr, and five grandchildren. Doctor Zollinger served his internship at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, his assistant residency at Lakeside Hospital and Western Reserve University in Cl~velar~d,., a n d h~ aclvahced postdoctoral surgical training , at Peter l~ent Brigham Hospit*al and Harvard. He was appointed to the surgical faculty at Harvard in 1932, and in 1946 he returned to Ohio State and became Chairman of the Department of Surgery in 1947. In his milit~ry~ career (1942 to 19~45), Colonel Zollinger was Senior Consultant ~ Surgery to the European Theater of Operations and was commanding officer of the 5th General Hospital in France. He was awarded the ~egion 6f Merit' by the US Army; Battle Stars from Normandy, Northern France, and the Rhineland; and the European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal. Under the strong influence of his mentors, Harvey Cushing and E1liott Cutler, Doctor Zollinger's research acumen developed early in his career. Of most significance has been his investigations on the relationship between nonbeta islet cell tumors of the pancreas and diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. The first syndrome, characterized in the world literature as the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, was proposed in 1955. The second syndrome was proposed in 1961, and continued research with his associates over the years suggests that this diarrheogenic hormone is secretin or a secretin-like substance. Doctor Zollinger has served as President of the American College of Surgeons and the American Surgical Association and as Chairman of the American Board of Surgery and is a Founder Member and Past President of the Society of University Surgeons. He has been Editorin-Chief of The American Journal of Surge]'y since 1958. He has authored and coauthored over 260 publications, among these the "Atlas of Surgical Operations," with the late Doctor Elliott C. Cutler, and the "Textbook of Surgery," with Doctor Warren H. Cole. He is the recipient of an honorary degree from the University of Lyons, France (1965), and
585
O O
1969
1925 1. Starling Loving Hospital (University Hospital prior to 1955) 2. Hamilton Hall School--Basic Science
11. Wiseman Hall Addition 12. Student Health Service 1970 13. Medical School Basic Science and School of Nursing (beyond) 14. Medical Administration
1951 3. 4. 5. 6.
University Hospital Means Hall Upham Hall Dental School
1971 15. School of Allied Medical Sciences 1972
1959 7. Wiseman Hall 8. Dodd Hall
16. McCampbell Hall 17. Murray Hall (Ohio Department of Health) 1973 18. Dental School Addition 19. Health Science Library 20. Parking
1960 9. University Hospital North Wing 1974
1968 10. Biological Sciences
586
21. University Hospital Clinics
holds honorary fellowships in the Royal College of Surgeons of England (1965) and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (1966). The photograph of the medical center with the outline illustrates some of the many and extensive changes on the Ohio State University College of Medicine campus during Doctor Zollinger's career. No one person can be given credit for all of the cha.ges, but Doctor Zollinger's dynamic and forceful personality and his drive for excellence contributed tremendously to the development of the Center. Building # 1, Hamilton Hall, was the medical school of the Ohio State University. In this and the adjoining Starling Loving Hall (the original University Hospital) Doctor Zollinger attended medical school. At the time of his return to Columbus in 1946, these were still the only two buildings of the medical campus. The massive expansion of the complex since that time has also seen the growth of the training program for residents in general surgery. From the original training program with 8 residents and 3 professors on the full-time faculty, the program has grown under Doctor Zollinger's leadership to include over 65 residents and a full-time faculty of 42 and over 150 more clinical faculty members participating in the teaching program in the University Hospitals and the 4 affiliated hospitals in Columbus. In 1955, the graduates of Doctor Zollinger's surgical residency program founded the R. M. Zollinger Club in his honor. The members of this group now number over 140, and 4 of his former residents have assumed chairmanships of other training programs. T h e residents of his program are now in most of the 50 states and are contributing to the excellence of surgical care which Doctor Zollinger respects so highly. The first meeting of the Zollinger Club in 1955 was in the form of a scientific session and was held in conjunction with the Columbus Surgical Society, an organization that Doctor Zollinger helped to found. Since that time, the Club has gathered annually at the meeting of the American College of Surgeons to honor Doctor Zollinger. October 1973 marked Doctor Zollinger's last year as Chairman of the Department of Surgery. Again on that occasion a scientific program was presented in his honor. The papers of that program are presented in part as a section of this issue of The American Journal of Surgery. William G. Pace, MD Columbus, Ohio
587