Dr. Russell John Blattner (born 1908)
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Children include : Dr. Frederick Russell Blattner (born 1940) and Dr. William Albert Blattner (born 1943)
Russell Blattner (July 3, 1908 – December 6, 2002) was a pediatrician and the founding physician-in-chief of Texas Children's Hospital.
Career
Early in his career, Blattner was involved in research on the source of St. Louis encephalitis.[1] In 1947, Blattner was named Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine. He was able to plan and implement the founding of Texas Children's Hospital, which is currently the largest children's hospital in the United States.
Blattner served as physician-in-chief at Texas Children's Hospital from 1954 until 1977, when he was replaced by Dr. Ralph Feigin. One of his first notable decisions was to allow parents to stay with children during hospitalization, a practice which has since been widely adopted by other hospitals.[2] Blattner brought a tuberculosis control program to Houston.[3]
References
^ "Chicken Mites Carry Malady". The Milwaukee Journal. November 24, 1944. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
^ Hudson, Angela (January 15, 2003). "Remembering Texas Children's First Physician in Chief". Texas Medical Center News. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
^ "TB Unit to Hear Noted Pediatrician". The Victoria Advocate. June 5, 1958. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
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Blattner, Russel J.
Abstract
Dr. Russel J. Blattner came to Houston in 1947. In his oral history, Dr. Blattner details his medical career and describes the Houston medical center in the 1940s and 1950s. Dr. Blattner shares stories about many well known doctors such as Dr. Michael DeBakey and Dr. Denton Cooley.
Collection Name
Junior League Oral History Collection
Date of Interview
December 3, 1982
Subject Terms
Blattner, Russel J.--Interviews ; Oral histories ; Texas Children's Hospital ; Texas Medical Center ; Cooley, Denton A., 1920- ; DeBakey, Michael E. (Michael Ellis), 1908-2008 ; Hermann Hospital (Houston, Tex.)
Themes and Keywords
medical center ; children's hospital
Interviewee
Blattner, Russel J.
Interviewers
Marchiafava, Louis J.
Original Format
Audio tape
Oral History Number
OHJL15
Language
English
Ownership Notice
The Houston Public Library retains the literary and publishing rights of its oral histories. No part of the interviews or transcripts may be published without the written permission of the Houston Oral History Project.
Geographic Subject Terms
Houston (Tex.)
Era
1930s ; 1940s ; 1950s ; 1960s ; 1970s
Related Resource
Junior League Houston Collection, RGE0062
Length of Interview
1 hour, 52 minutes
Type
Sound ; Text
Format
Compound resource consisting of audio recording and transcript.
Technical Specifications
Flash Video (FLV)
Funding provided by
TexTreasures Grant