This annual public health lecture series is named in honor of the historic Homer G. Phillips Hospital in St. Louis, the premier training ground for African American medical professionals.
Although this historic hospital closed its doors on August 17, 1979, we can learn much from its history, presented by the very people who worked diligently to provide culturally sensitive care to the patients who so deeply trusted and loved them.
The Evolution of Dialysis and Transplantation at Howard University – Four Decades of Excellence
Saturday, October 16, 1999 | 5:30 PM
Washington University School of Medicine, Eric P. Newman Center (EPNEC) | 320 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Guest Speaker
Clive Callender, MD, FACS
LaSalle D. Leffall Jr. Professor, Chairman, Department of Surgery Director, Transplant Center Howard University Hospital
Honoree
Frank Richards, MD
Associate Director of Surgery, Homer G. Phillips Hospital
Frank Richards, MD completed an internship and surgical residency at Homer G. Phillips Hospital. Subsequent to his postgraduate training in St. Louis, Dr. Richards spent two years as Chief of General Surgery at the 36th Tactical Reconnaissance Air Force Base Hospitals in Germany. He returned to St. Louis and served as supervisor of surgery at Homer G. Phillips Hospital for many years. He was the second African American appointed to the surgical faculty of the Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Richards was also the first African American selected for membership in the St. Louis Surgical Society and the society’s first and only African American president.
1999 Lecture Photo Gallery
Photos by Dan Donovan Photography
