New York, New York
DeVOE--Arthur Gerard, M.D. Our beloved and respected colleague, passed away on September 19 in Gladwyne, PA at the age of 98. This distinguished academic ophthalmologist led the Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University and Edward Harkness Eye Institute as Chairman from 1959-1974. He was a...
Read MoreI was a Resident in Ophthalmology at Bellevue Hospital 1948-1952and remember him as a great teacher, person and friend. He was good to and for me. I ended my career as Chief of Eye at NYU-Downtown Hosp thanks to him,
Irwin J. Cohen, MD, F.A.C.S
September 30, 2007 | Roslyn Heights, NY
I grew up in Yonkers, N.Y. Dr. DeVoe operated on me three times for binocular alternating divergent strabismus, when I was about 5, 6-1/2 and 18 years old. (I am now 63.) My mother used to drive me to the Eye Institute at 165th Street for daily eye exercises in 1949-50.
Dr. DeVoe was so tall and distinguished looking, and always so nice to us. I was never frightened by him, even when I was very young. I remember Scholastic magazine in his waiting room, and a lollypop after he...
Jean Baltzly
September 27, 2007 | Bloomingdale, NY
Dr. Devoe operated on me when I was a little girl- I grew up in Yonkers,NY and had to wear a patch on my left eye-I remember going to his office to be checked-he corrected a muscle in my left eye- at Columbia-he was so distinguished!!!
jane goldfrank
September 26, 2007 | Columbus, GA
