Personal Names in Arizona Medical History

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Murphy, Roland V.

Mentioned in the 1953-03-05-09 Minutes of the Pima County Medical Society, 1904-1954: “Dr. Beaton -- I have something to bring up in this regard – Dr. Murphy at Veterans Hospital had manifested his willingness to take night calls on adults and children at the south end of town. … He will have his license in a month, and is a very conscientious doctor.”
Arizona Medical Board record: Roland V. Murphy MD; license date: 1/23/1954; medical school: UNIV OF CINCINNATI COLL OF MED, Cincinnati, Ohio; graduation date: 06/08/1945.

Murrell, (Lt. Col.)

Of the U.S. Navy. Mentioned in the 5/9/1944 Minutes of the Pima County Medical Society, 1904-1954.

Same person?
J Am Med Assoc, Feb 1946; 130: 289: Physicians Separated From Service. Virginia. Murrell, Thomas W., Jr., Major, River Rd., Richmond.

Murrieta, Alfred John

Last name occasionally appears as “Murrietta” (e.g., Arizona Medical Journal. 11/1915:12), “Murietta” (e.g., Arizona Medical Journal. 5/1915:22), “Merrieto” and “Murietta” (in Quebbeman) and as “Merrietto” and “Murroeta” ( in Orville Harry Brown collection).
See History of Arizona medicine; collections of Orville Harry Brown, M.D. [AHSL Special Collections WZ 70 AA7 H673]: “Merrietto” and “Murroeta”

Quebbeman: two entries -- same person[?]

Myer, (Dr.)

2/14/1921 Minutes of the Pima County Medical Society, 1904-1954 [1921-1925-034 & 1921-1925-034.04]: “Dr. Butler reported that Dr. Myer of the U. of Chicago faculty who was here for a short time would perhaps give us some talks on neurology in the near future.”

Myers, (Mr.)

Mentioned in the 1954-03-04-10 Minutes of the Pima County Medical Society, 1904-1954: “The President stated that he had spoken with Mr. Myers at the El Conquistador Hotel about having the regular meetings there, and that they are anxious to have the Society.”

Myers, Joseph Creston

Myers Elementary School, 5000 E. Andrew, was named for Joseph Creston Myers (popularly known as J. Cress Myers) who served five years on the Tucson District 1 School Board from 1923 to 1928.
Myers was born in Delphos, Ohio, November 11, 1873. He was educated in rural schools, attended a normal college for one year and then entered retail business in Lima, Ohio. In 1906 he married Ella Conrad and moved to Tucson.

Myers, Pirl B.

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

J Am Med Assoc. 1946;131(6):547: Pirl B. Myers, El Reno, Okla.; National University of Arts and Sciences Medical Department, St. Louis, 1912 ; died March 24, aged 57, of coronary occlusion.

Nagoda, Edward J.

Mentioned in the 10/12/1943 Minutes of the Pima County Medical Society, 1904-1954: “The scientific program was as follows: ... ‘Primary Tuberculosis’ By Dr. E.J. Nagoda” Arizona Medical Board record: Edward J. Nagoda MD; license date: 7/12/1943; medical school: UNIV OF IL COLL OF MED, Chicago, Illinois; graduation date: 07/01/1939; address: 199 N Stone Ave Ste 305, Tucson.

Nardis, Benjamin

Nardis? Benjamin?
July 18, 1919 Minutes of the Pima County Medical Society, 1904-1954: “at this meeting it was brought to the attention of the Society by Dr. C.A. Thomas that a license to practice dentistry had been denied by the State Board of Dental Examiners to Dr. B (?) Nardis, recently a Capt in Dental Corps U.S.A., holder of M.D. degree and holder of license to practice Dentistry in other states.”

Mardis?
J Am Med Assoc, Oct 1940; 115: 1472: Benjamin Allen Mardis, San Francisco ; Cooper Medical College, San Francisco, 1892 ; aged 70 ; died, September 3.