Personal Names in Arizona Medical History

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Welsh, Herbert David

Mentioned in the 3/9/1948 Minutes of the Pima County Medical Society, 1904-1954. Arizona Medical Board record: Herbert D. Welsh MD; license date: 4/5/1947; medical school: UNIV OF MI MED SCH, Ann Arbor, Michigan; graduation date: 05/30/1942; area of interest: diagnostic radiology.
See History of Arizona medicine; collections of Orville Harry Brown, M.D. [AHSL Special Collections WZ 70 AA7 H673].

Welton, Philip C.

Minutes of the Pima County Medical Society, 1904-1954 have “Phillip,” Arizona Medical Board and JAMA obituary have “Philip.” Also referred to as “P.C. Welton.”
Mentioned in the 1949-12-12-03 minutes.
Arizona Medical Board record: Philip C. Welton MD; license date: 12/29/1942; medical school: MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE; graduation date: 06/16/1937; area of interest: internal medicine.

Wertz, Louis B.

Quebbeman, Frances E. Medicine in territorial Arizona. Phoenix : Arizona Historical Foundation, 1966, page 378: University of Denver, 1889; recorded in Maricopa County, April 25, 1889.
Any connection to Max L. Wertz (q.v.)[?]

Wertz, Max L.

Secretary of the Maricopa County Medical Society circa 1973-1975.
Any connection to Louis B. Wertz (q.v.)[?]

Arizona Medical Board record: Max L. Wertz MD; license number: 3381; licensed date: 10/15/1960; medical school: NWU, FEINBERG SCH OF MED, Chicago, Illinois; graduation date: 06/18/1956

See History of Arizona medicine; collections of Orville Harry Brown, M.D. [AHSL Special Collections WZ 70 AA7 H673].

West, (Mr.)

From the 12/5/1921 Minutes of the Pima County Medical Society, 1904-1954: “Motion was seconded that Drs. Metzger and Butler be appointed to sign complaint against Mr. West, The H. D. Man.”
[“H. D.” = “homeopathic doctor”? “horse doctor”? or…?]

West, James Hubert

Mentioned in the 10/14/1947 Minutes of the Pima County Medical Society, 1904-1954. Per 1/12/1954 minutes, died 1/8/1954. Arizona Medical Board record: James H. West MD; license date: 10/4/1947; medical school: WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE; graduation date: 06/17/1915.
See History of Arizona medicine; collections of Orville Harry Brown, M.D. [AHSL Special Collections WZ 70 AA7 H673].

West, Oscar Caldwell

Arizona Medical Board record: Oscar C. West MD; license number: 1123; licensed date: 01/02/1929; medical school: Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons, ATLANTA, Georgia; graduation date: 04/03/1899.
See History of Arizona medicine; collections of Orville Harry Brown, M.D. [AHSL Special Collections WZ 70 AA7 H673].

West, William Kirby

Mentioned in the 1950-10-05-02 Minutes of the Pima County Medical Society, 1904-1954. Arizona Medical Board record: William K. West MD; license date: 4/22/1950; medical school: SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY; graduation date: 09/24/1944.

Westerfeld, (Dr.)

Mentioned in the 1/14/1941 Minutes of the Pima County Medical Society, 1904-1954: “Dr. Carrell introduced Dr. Westerfeld to discuss the medical program for the examination of boys of the NYA [ National Youth Administration ]. Dr. Carrell explained the proposition and referred the NYA program to the Economics Committee for consideration and report.”

Westervelt, Marcus W.

Mentioned in the 1950-11-14-01 Minutes of the Pima County Medical Society, 1904-1954: “Dr. M.W. Westervelt, of Tempe, Arizona, was introduced by Dr. Storts, and talked on the ‘Medical Aspects of Atomic Warfare’. Dr. Westervelt also showed several fine descriptive films on this subject.”
Arizona Medical Board record: Marcus W. Westervelt MD; license date: 10/6/1937; medical school: UNIV OF CINCINNATI COLL OF MED, Cincinnati, Ohio; graduation date: 06/05/1936; area of interest: family practice.

Westfall, Stuart Wayne

Mentioned in the 1952-01-10-06 Minutes of the Pima County Medical Society, 1904-1954. Arizona Medical Board record: Stuart W. Westfall MD; license date: 7/22/1949; medical school: NEW YORK UNIV MED COLL; graduation date: 03/24/1943.

J Am Med Assoc, Nov 1946; 132: 726: NAVAL RESERVE MEDICAL OFFICERS RECOMMENDED FOR RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY. New York. Westfall, Stuart W. ... Buffalo.
JAMA, Oct 1980; 244: 1626: WESTFALL, Stuart W., 61, Tucson, Ariz; State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine, 1943; died June 12, 1980.

Wharton, Junius E.

See History of Arizona medicine; collections of Orville Harry Brown, M.D. [AHSL Special Collections WZ 70 AA7 H673]: “Wharton” and “Whorton”
Quebbeman, Frances E. Medicine in territorial Arizona. Phoenix : Arizona Historical Foundation, 1966, page 378: “Wharton”

Wharton, William Martin

Mentioned in the 1951-11-13 Minutes of the Pima County Medical Society, 1904-1954. Arizona Medical Board record: William M. Wharton MD; license date: 8/8/1950; medical school: U OF TX SOUTHWESTERN MED SCH AT DALLAS, Dallas, Texas; graduation date: 06/06/1949.

Wheatley, Logan W.

Gave the invocation on April 21, 1914 at the ArMA annual meeting in Tucson (see Arizona Medical Journal Apr 1914 2(3):30).
See also: McClintock, James H. Arizona, Prehistoric, Aboriginal, Pioneer, Modern; the Nation's Youngest Commonwealth within a Land of Ancient Culture. Chicago: The S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1916 (aka Arizona, the Youngest State), volume 3 (Biographical), pages 509-510.