Walter Edward Dandy by Julian Lamar; oil on canvas, 59.5 by 39.5 inches, 1941.

Collection Summary 

Creator
Dandy, Walter Edward

Dates
6 Apr 1886-19 Apr 1946

Institutional Affiliation(s)
Johns Hopkins Hospital
1911-1946

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1914-1946 

Date Range of Collection
1905-1946

Volume of Collection
35 linear feet

Biography

Walter Edward Dandy was born in Sedalia, Missouri. He received his A.B. in 1907 from the University of Missouri and his M.D. in 1910 from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dandy spent a year working with Harvey Cushing in the Hunterian Laboratory at Johns Hopkins before beginning his internship and residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He joined the faculty of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1914 and remained there until his death in 1946. One of his most important contributions to neurosurgery was the method of air contrast ventriculography, where cerebrospinal fluid is replaced by air to form X-ray images of the ventricular spaces within the brain. This technique was extremely successful in revealing lesions and defects in the brain. Dandy also pioneered advances in operations for Ménière's disease and glossopharangeal neuralgia and published studies showing the involvement of protruding discs in sciatic pain. 

Scope and Content

The Walter Edward Dandy Collection spans his entire career. Series include correspondence, manuscripts, scientific notes, student notebooks, patient lists, and reprints. Manuscripts pertain to such topics as aneurysms, general brain surgery, benign tumors in the third ventricle of the brain, and intracranial neoplasms in children. Of special interest are Dandy's scientific notes on hypophysectomy experiments. Also included in the collection is a plaster-cast mask of Dandy. The collection is a strong resource for studying the development of the field of neurosurgery.

Additional Information about the Collection

An unpublished inventory for this collection is available at the Archives.

Policy on Access and Use

This collection may contain some restricted records. Materials pertaining to patients, students, employees, and human research subjects, as well as unprocessed collections and recent administrative records, carry restrictions on access. For more information about the policies and procedures for access, see Policy on Access and Use.

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