Surgical Pathology in the Era of the Civil War: The Remarkable Life and Accomplishments of Joseph Janvier Woodward, MD

Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Oct 2005 by Rapkiewicz, Amy V, Hawk, Alan, Noe, Adrienne, Berman, David M

PERSPECTIVE

The rapid advances in pathology at the turn of the 20th century have largely overshadowed the impressive work of Joseph Janvier Woodward. Yet, Woodward's career of university physician, Army surgeon, museum curator, anatomic pathologist, and photomicroscopist is quite extraordinary even by today's standards. Ralph Waldo Em- " erson wrote, "Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow." It seems fitting that a contemporary of Joseph Janvier Woodward, MD, captured the innovative nature that was embodied by this pioneering pathologist.

The authors would like to acknowledge the expert photography of Robin Anne Ferris, BA, Chief Photography Branch, and Andy Morataya, BA, Medical Photographer, both of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, and the entire staff of the National Museum of Health and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (Washington, DC).

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