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This compound led the way for later advances in the visualization of the heart, vascular system, and brain. Jaches frequently collaborated with Swick in the roentgen diagnosis of urinary diseases. Also in the 1920s, the radiologist Arthur Bendick assisted Isidor C. Rubin, of the Department of Gynecology, with his pioneer work in the visualization of the uterus and the fallopian tubes. In 1937, the internship in radiology at Mount Sinai was recognized as part of the course required for the degree of Doctor in Medical Sciences in Radiology at Columbia University. Jaches died in 1939, after more than thirty years as Chief of Radiology; Marcy L. Sussman succeeded him. That same year, Sussman performed the first angiocardiogram at Mount Sinai. This led to his becoming the head of the Cardiovascular Research Group, a collaborative effort that included cardiologists, radiologists, pediatricians, and thoracic surgeons. Achievements of the group include the first angiographic demonstration of a coarctation of the aorta and the development of one of the first rapid film changers for use in angiography. By 1950, two thousand angiograms had been performed. Sussman served as Chief for ten years and was responsible for training several of the outstanding radiologists of the future, including Bernard S. Wolf, who would succeed Sussman when Sussman resigned his position in 1949. Under the leadership of Wolf, the Department attained international recognition. Trained in physics and radiation therapy, Wolf entered the United States Army during World War II as a captain and was assigned to the Manhattan Project, working on the development of the atomic bomb. He was one of the first physicians to enter Hiroshima at the end of the war to measure residual radioactivity. Returning to Mount Sinai, Wolf was appointed Associate Radiotherapist and simultaneously served as Director of the Atomic Energy Commission in its New York City office from 1947 until he took up his position as Director of the Department of Radiology in 1949. At the time the Department was relatively small, consisting at most of three to five Attending Radiologists. Wolf was able to attract a group of individuals whose productivity as both full-time and voluntary staff radiologists became the envy of many far larger radiology departments. In addition, Wolf fostered a passion for teaching that has been inherited by every member of the Department for the past half century. Wolf was a prolific writer, publishing more than two hundred articles on a wide range of radiologic subjects. One of the great leaders in the world of radiology, Wolf was a prodigious worker and a perennial
Radiology, 1940s. Joan J. Lipsay, M. D., at right. student. An inspiration to all who came in contact with him, he was a constant source of support for his staff. Through his work, he helped define the radiographic anatomy of the esophagus, including hiatus hernia, and the esophagogastric junction. He introduced the use of the barium pill (sometimes referred to as “Wolf pills”) to detect minimal esophageal strictures. Wolf’s collaborations, over a period of many years, with Richard Marshak and Mansho Khilnani on the physiologic and anatomic details of the esophagus and gastrointestinal tract and on the various aspects of inflammatory bowel disease were unique. Much of what we take for granted today was first articulated during this era by these three men. A dominant figure in radiology for more than thirty years, Richard H. Marshak belongs to a group of Mount Sinai physicians who are remembered equally for their scientific achievements and for their colorful personalities. After completing residencies in pathology and radiology, Marshak was invited by Burrill Crobn to join his private practice as Excerpted with permission from This House of Noble Deeds: The Mount Sinai Hospital, 1852-2002 by Arthur H. Aufses, Jr., and Barbara J. Niss, (NYU Press, 2002), pages 342-350
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