Robert J. Reeves Professor of Radiology
EPONYMOUS
Robert J. Reeves, MD, received his medical degree from Baylor University. During his internship there, he decided to pursue a career in radiology. He was a resident in radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital before joining Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. When Duke established its School of Medicine, it chose Reeves as first chair of the Department of Radiology. Reeves was known for his talents as an educator and administrator. Starting with modest departmental facilities and one resident, he developed an efficient departmental team and an outstanding resident-training program. Eponymous professorships are created by Duke University to honor individuals who have contributed significantly to the history of the institution.
Jerry Reves, MD, Professor of Cardiac Anesthesiology
GIVEN BY JOSEPH G. AND VIRGINIA REVES
Jerry G. Reves, MD, is recognized as a pioneer in modern anesthesiology. While associate professor of anesthesiology at the University of Alabama, he was the first physician to use Versed, the most common anesthetic used worldwide today, on a patient during surgery. Reves came to Duke in 1984. In 1985, he designed the anesthesia protocol for Duke’s first heart transplant. He co-founded the Duke Heart Center in 1987 and served as its director for 10 years. He was vice president for medical affairs and dean of the College of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina from 2001 to 2010. He and his wife, Virginia, established this endowment in 2006 to fund a professor in cardiac anesthesiology, combining an endowment they had previously established with planned gifts from Margaret Cathcart and gifts from other donors.
R.J. Reynolds Professor of Medicine
GIVEN BY THE R.J. REYNOLDS FOUNDATION
The R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company was founded in 1875 in the town of Winston, North Carolina, now a part of the city of Winston-Salem. Throughout its history, R.J. Reynolds has used its resources to benefit people and programs across North Carolina.
Reed and Martha Rice Professor of Radiology
GIVEN BY FRIENDS OF REED AND MARTHA RICE
Reed P. Rice, MD, joined the Duke faculty in 1965 and was director of the Division of Diagnostic Radiology from 1974 to 1994. After his death in 1994, former Duke radiology residents, colleagues, and friends established this endowment to honor him and his wife, Martha, and to support a scholar in the field of radiology who demonstrates the qualities and skill that characterized Reed Rice’s professional life. Mrs. Rice died in 2015.
Cary N. Robertson, MD, Associate Professor
GIVEN BY FRIENDS OF DR. CARY N. ROBERTSON AND DUKE UNIVERSITY
Called a “surgeon’s surgeon” by his peers, Cary N. Robertson, MD, is a urologic oncologist and associate professor who specializes in surgical management of complex genitourinary malignancies. This professorship was established in 2010 by patients, friends, and colleagues in appreciation of Robertson’s compassionate patient care, clinical excellence, and dedication to education.
Rollie Assistant Professor of Correlative Pathology
GIVEN BY DAVID N. HOWELL, MD, PHD, AND SARA E. MILLER, PHD
David N. Howell, MD, and Sara E. Miller, PhD, are professors of pathology at Duke. Together they created The Rollie Assistant/Associate Professorship of Correlative Pathology as a way to give back by nurturing a young faculty member’s career.
Helena Rubinstein Foundation Professor of Ophthalmology
GIVEN BY HELENA RUBINSTEIN FOUNDATION
A native of Poland, Helena Rubinstein immigrated to Melbourne, Australia, in 1889 at the age of 18. Two years later, she began a cosmetics business with a single product: lanolin. She expanded the business from Melbourne to London in 1902, to Paris in 1906, and to New York in 1912, earning a reputation as one of the world’s most successful businesswomen. She established the Helena Rubinstein Foundation in 1953 and funded it through her estate, following her death in 1965. The foundation, which supported programs in education, community services, the arts, and health, closed in 2011. This endowment supports a professor in the Department of Ophthalmology.
