Personal Names in Arizona Medical History

Practiced 1947-1964.
Johnson, Scott. Something more: osteopathic medicine in southern Arizona. Tucson, Ariz. : Osteopathic Press, 1992, page 103.

Mentioned in the 4/9/1946 Minutes of the Pima County Medical Society, 1904-1954. Middle name spelled out in the 1953-03-10-01 minutes. Name also appears as “Delbert E. Hess.” Arizona Medical Board record: Delbert W. Hess MD; license date: 7/2/1941; medical school: COLLEGE OF MEDICAL EVANGELISTS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE; graduation date: 06/01/1941; address: 544 S 6th Ave, Tucson.

Mentioned in the 1950-04-27-04 Minutes of the Pima County Medical Society, 1904-1954. (As in “Hess Report.” See “The Hess Report and What It Means” [editorial] Calif Med. 1950 August; 73(2): 192–193.)

Frank G. Hesse, M.D. Sacaton, Ariz. INCIDENCE OF CHOLECYSTITIS AND OTHER DISEASES AMONG PIMA INDIANS OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA. J Am Med Assoc, Aug 1959; 170: 1789 - 1790.
F. G. Hesse ( Medical Arts Square, Albuquerque, NM). Coronary and Aortic Atherosclerosis, Cholelithiasis and Neoplastic Disease in the Navajo Indian: A Necropsy Study. Arch Path 77:553 (May) 1964.

Mentioned in the 11/12/1946 Minutes of the Pima County Medical Society, 1904-1954. Also 1/6/1949: “A letter from Dr. J.M. Hesser, of Benson, Arizona, was read, in which he tendered his resignation from this society because of his inability to attend meetings held in Tucson. After discussion, instructions were given that a letter be written Dr.

Arizona Medical Board record: Albert J. Hetherington MD; address: 2014 N Gatewood Ave,
Oklahoma City OK; license number: 249; licensed date: 01/28/1905; medical school: American Medical Missionary College, Battle Creek, Michigan & Chicago, Illinois; graduation date: 06/15/1901; area of interest: general practice
See History of Arizona medicine; collections of Orville Harry Brown, M.D. [AHSL Special Collections WZ 70 AA7 H673].
Quebbeman, Frances E. Medicine in territorial Arizona. Phoenix : Arizona Historical Foundation, 1966, page 347.

Pettid EJ. Ariz Med. 1969 Jan;26(1):62-70. Henry Stuart Hewit, M. D.
Quebbeman, Frances E. Medicine in territorial Arizona. Phoenix : Arizona Historical Foundation, 1966, page 347: Assistant Surgeon, Fort Yuma, 1849-1850; Surgeon, U.S. Volunteers, 1861.

Mentioned in the 12/13/1932 Minutes of the Pima County Medical Society, 1904-1954. Also referred to as “W. Roy Hewitt” or “Roy Hewitt.” Arizona Medical Board record: William R. Hewitt MD; license date: 10/20/1931; medical school: RUSH MED COLL OF RUSH UNIV, Chicago, Illinois; graduation date: 06/17/1931; address: 116 N Tucson Blvd, Tucson; area of interest: internal medicine. Address per 1935 Arizona State Medical Directory: 110 S. Scott St., Tucson.

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Sloan, Richard E. History of Arizona. Phoenix, Record Pub. Co., 1930, volume 4 (Arizona biography), page 502: One of the most prominent professional men in Holbrook is Dr. Leland Heywood who commands a large and steadily growing dental practice and is greatly esteemed by all who know him. He was born in Alpine, Apache County, Arizona on the 17th day of April 1892 and is one of eleven children who blessed the union of Joseph Neal and Sarah Francial (Coleman) Heywood, the former of whom was a rancher and teacher. Dr.

See History of Arizona medicine; collections of Orville Harry Brown, M.D. [AHSL Special Collections WZ 70 AA7 H673].
Quebbeman, Frances E. Medicine in territorial Arizona. Phoenix : Arizona Historical Foundation, 1966, page 347.

Kennedy, John W. Arizona Medical Association : the first hundred years, 1892-1991. Flagstaff, Ariz. : Heritage Publishers, 1993, page 143.

From Orville Harry Brown, M.D. collections, v. 3, p. 258 [AHSL Special Collections WZ 70 AA7 H673]: Received his medical degree from Rush Medical College in 1894. Received his Arizona medical license (#103) on May 27, 1903 at the age of 37. Previous residences: Fairmount, IL (1895-1898); Sonora, [Mexico] (1898-1900); Douglas (1900- ).

Mentioned in the 1926-12-14 Minutes of the Pima County Medical Society, 1904-1954: “A communication was read from the Tucson Chamber of Commerce, submitting a list of names from whom the Society was asked to choose three persons to be nominees representing the Medical Group on the Board of Directors (one to be elected) of the Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Clyne nominated Dr. Hicks, ‘Dr.’ Rockefeller and ‘Dr.’ Shaffer. Moved by Dr. Watson, seconded by Dr. Thomas that the name of Dr. Lackner be substituted for that of Dr. Hicks.”

Arizona Medical Board record: Ernest L. Hicks MD; license issued: 04/08/1922; medical school: NEW YORK UNIV SCH OF MED, New York, New York; graduation date: 06/01/1898; address: 125 W Monroe St, Phoenix AZ 85003-1721
Sloan, Richard E. History of Arizona. Phoenix, Record Pub. Co., 1930, volume 4 (Arizona biography), pages 583-584.

James O. Hicks MD; license issued: 01/08/1931; medical school: Kentucky School of Medicine Louisville, Kentucky; graduation date: 06/06/1926; address: Main St, Victoria TX.

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