In honor of what would have been Dr. Benjamin Felson’s 100th birthday on October 21st, the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine’s Department of Radiology hosted a “special edition” of the annual Felson lecture. In conjunction with this event, the Winkler Center is also remembering Dr. Felson through an exhibit on the history of radiology in the Stanley J. Lucas Board Room (MSB E005H) through December 31st.

Dr. Felson is seen here discussing an x-ray in 1978. (From the Benjamin Felson archival collection)

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Henry R. Winkler Center staff recently completed processing the correspondence portion of the Benjamin Felson archival collection, which is now available for research. The correspondence series documents many of the professional activities in which Dr. Felson was involved, such as his editorship for Seminars in Roentgenology, as well as his travel activities and his love for tennis.

Dr. Felson is seen here with Dr. Harold Jacobson in an undated photograph.

While exploring the correspondence series, one name appeared on a regular basis — Dr. Harold G. Jacobson. Continue reading →

The Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions was fortunate to receive generous donations from both Nancy Felson and the University of Cincinnati Department of Radiology to help process the Dr. Benjamin Felson papers held here in the Center. According to a chapter in History of Medical Specialties in Cincinnati, Dr. Stanley J. Lucas wrote:

Under [Felson’s] leadership, the training program for radiologists at Cincinnati General Hospital flourished to become one of the outstanding teaching programs for Clinical Radiology in the country. In addition, Dr. Felson through his warmth of personality, teaching abilities, knowledge, sense of humor and friendship to practicing radiologists helped develop a high standard of excellence in radiology for this entire community.

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