Tarpley, John

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Oral History with Dr. Naji Abumrad, interviewed by Dr. John Tarpley, 2025-08-22

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Identifier: hom-ebl1612-s01-i0001
Scope and Contents note Oral history interview conducted in the History of Medicine Collections at Vanderbilt University, between surgeons Dr. John Tarpley (interviewer) and Dr. Naji Abumrad (interviewee).Naji N. Abumrad, MD is the John L. Sawyers Chair in Surgical Sciences and Chairman Emeritus, Department of Surgery and Professor of Surgery at Vanderbilt University. His extensive research activities include studies of the mechanism of insulin resistance in the morbidly obese, and in particular, he is...
Dates: 2025-08-22
Found in: History of Medicine Manuscripts Collection / Capturing History: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine / Oral History Interviews

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