The Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology was formally established in 1922. Our website would not be complete without describing “where we came from and how we got here.”
The details come largely from the final “Chair’s Report to the University Hospital Board” by Dr. Ross Vant at the conclusion of his term as department chair (1941-62), and from the memoirs of Dr. Tom Nelson who served as acting chair in 1981-1982. Reading through the writings of these two men, it is ironic how “the more things change, the more they stay the same.”
We are fortunate Dr. Vant and Dr. Nelson were interested in preserving the department’s history.
Department Chairs
1922 - 1941 Dr. Leighton C. Conn
1941 - 1962 Dr. J. Ross Vant
1962 - 1965 Dr. William Paul
1965 - 1981 Dr. R. Peter Beck
1981 - 1982 Dr. Thomas R. Nelson (Acting)
1982 - 1986 Dr. Donald L. Dunlop (Acting)
1986 - 2002 Dr. Bryan F. (Peter) Mitchell
2002 - 2007 Dr. J. Wylam Faught
2007 - 2009 Dr. David Cumming (Acting)
2009 - present Dr. M.A. (Peggy) Sagle (Interim)