- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- F. Phinizy Calhoun Jr.
- Date of Original:
- 1910/1995
- Subject:
- Emory University. School of Medicine
Emory University. School of Medicine--Faculty
College teachers--Georgia--Atlanta
Physicians--Georgia--Atlanta
Ophthalmologists--Georgia--Atlanta
Scholars--Georgia--Atlanta - People:
- Calhoun, F. Phinizy (Ferdinand Phinizy), 1910-1995
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, 33.77153, -84.22641
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- F. Phinizy Calhoun Jr. served as chair of the Emory School of Medicine Ophthalmology Department from 1946 until 1978. During his tenure he helped open an eye bank, the fifth in the United States, to serve patients in the Southeast who needed cornea transplants. He is credited with bringing modern ophthalmology to Georgia.
Photograph of F. Phinizy Calhoun Jr. Calhoun served as chair of the Emory School of Medicine Ophthalmology Department in Atlanta, Georgia from 1946 until 1978. During his tenure he helped open an eye bank, the fifth in the United States, to serve patients in the Southeast who needed cornea transplants. He is credited with bringing modern ophthalmology to Georgia. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/science-medicine/emory-eye-center/m-2685/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Emory Eye Center
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/science-medicine/emory-eye-center
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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