Lancaster Oral Histories

Table of Contents for Oral Histories - Dropdown below in Alphabetical Order

Dr. Argires, James - Fall 2006

Mr. Beeman, Thomas - Spring 2006

Dr. Bernstein, Alan - Feb 2014 

Dr. Bonchek, Larry - All of the Issues through 2014

Dr. Brader, Alan - Spring 2008

Dr. Deron, Scott - Spring 2009

Dr. Dumasia, Rupal - Fall 2007

Dr. Eshleman III, S. Kendrick - May 2023

Dr. Foley, Raymond - Spring 2007

Dr. Grant, Alistair - Fall 2008

GRUMPS - May 2023

Dr. Harrold, Joan - Winter 2006

Dr. Johnston, Mark - Summer 2008

Dr. Kettl, Paul - Summer 2007 and Fall 2008

Dr. Knox, Bonnie - Spring 2009 

Dr. Kontra, Joseph - Winter 2007 and Summer 2009

Dr. May, John - Fall 2008

Dr. McCann, William - Spring 2008

Dr. Morton, Holmes - Spring 2006

Dr. Ratcliffe, Stephen - Winter 2006

Dr. Ripple, Paul - July 2013

Dr. Sieber, Paul - Winter 2008

Dr. Simcox, Mary - Fall 2006

Dr. Small, Roy - Winter 2007

Dr. Weber, Richard - Spring 2007

Mr. Wedel, Paul - Winter 2007   

Dr. Wentz, Henry - Winter 2008

Dr. Zervanos, Nikitas - Summer 2008

With centuries of medical history, Lancaster county has many stories to be told. This section captures the anecdotes and stories from some of Lancaster county’s physicians and medical professionals.


(Other written history summaries are in the Publications Section under History of the Specialties.)

2006

Lawrence I. Bonchek, MD, FACS, FACC - © 2006 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. 

Holmes Morton, M.D. - © 2006 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. 

Tom Beeman - © 2006 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Spring 2006 issue, Vol. 1, No. 1, of JLGH. 

Lawrence I. Bonchek, MD, FACS, FACC - © 2006 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Fall 2006 issue, Vol. 1, No. 2, of JLGH. 

Joseph M. Kontra, MD - © 2006 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Fall 2006 issue, Vol. 1, No. 2, of JLGH 

Mary Grace Simcox - © 2006 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Fall 2006 issue, Vol. 1, No. 2, of JLGH. 

Lawrence I. Bonchek, MD, FACS, FACC - © 2006 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Winter 2006 issue, Vol. 1, No. 3, of JLGH. 

Stephen D. Ratcliffe, MD - © 2006 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Winter 2006 issue, Vol. 1, No. 3, of JLGH. 

Joan Harrold, MD - © 2006 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Winter 2006 issue, Vol. 1, No. 3, of JLGH. 

Lawrence I. Bonchek, MD, FACS, FACC - © 2006 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Winter 2006 issue, Vol. 1, No. 3, of JLGH. 

2007

Lawrence I. Bonchek, MD, FACS, FACC - © 2007 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Spring 2007 issue, Vol. 2, No. 1, of JLGH. 

Raymond T. Foley, MD - © 2007 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Spring 2007 issue, Vol. 2, No. 1, of JLGH. 

Richard H. Weber, MD - © 2007 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. 

Paul A. Kettl, MD - © 2007 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Summer 2007 issue, Vol. 2, No. 2, of JLGH 

Rupal P. Dumasia, MD - © 2007 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Fall 2007 issue, Vol. 2, No. 3, of JLGH. 

James P. Argires, MD - © 2007 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. 

Roy S. Small, MD & Joseph M. Kontra, MD (Infection Specialists of Lancaster) - © 2007 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Winter 2007 issue, Vol. 2, No. 4, of JLGH 

Paul G. Wedel - © 2009 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission.  

2008

William McCann, MD - © 2008 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Spring 2008 issue, Vol. 3, No. 1, of JLGH. 

Nikitas J. Zervanos, MD - © 2008 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Summer 2008 issue, Vol. 3, No. 2, of JLGH. 

Mark H. Johnston, MD - © 2008 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission . 

Lawrence I. Bonchek, MD, FACS, FACC - © 2008 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. 

Lawrence I. Bonchek, MD, FACS, FACC - © 2008 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Fall 2008 issue, Vol. 3, No. 3, of JLGH. 

Paul A. Kettl, MD - © 2008 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. 

John C. May, MD & Alistair M. Grant, MD - © 2008 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Fall 2008 issue, Vol. 3, No. 3, of JLGH. 

Lawrence I. Bonchek, MD, FACS, FACC - © 2008 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Winter 2008 issue, Vol. 3, No. 4, of JLGH. 

Paul R. Sieber, MD - © 2008 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Winter 2008 issue, Vol. 3, No. 4, of JLGH. 

Henry S. Wentz, M.D. - © 2008 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Winter 2008 issue, Vol. 3, No. 4, of JLGH. 

Lawrence I. Bonchek, MD, FACS, FACC - © 2008 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Winter 2008 issue, Vol. 3, No. 4, of JLGH 

Lawrence I. Bonchek, MD, FACS, FACC - © 2008 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Winter 2008 issue, Vol. 3, No. 4, of JLGH. 

2009

Lawrence I. Bonchek, MD, FACS, FACC - © 2009 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Spring 2009 issue, Vol. 4, No. 1, of JLGH. 

Scott Deron, DO - © 2009 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Spring 2009 issue, Vol. 4, No. 1, of JLGH 

Bonnie Knox, PhD - © 2009 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Spring 2009 issue, Vol. 4, No. 1, of JLGH. 

Lawrence I. Bonchek, MD, FACS, FACC - © 2009 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Spring 2009 issue, Vol. 4, No. 1, of JLGH. 

Lawrence I. Bonchek, MD, FACS, FACC - © 2009 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Spring 2009 issue, Vol. 4, No. 1, of JLGH. 

Lawrence I. Bonchek, MD, FACS, FACC - © 2009 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Summer 2009 issue, Vol. 4, No. 2, of JLGH. 

Henry S. Wentz, MD - © 2009 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. 

Lawrence I. Bonchek, MD, FACS, FACC - © 2009 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This interview was originally published in the Summer 2009 issue, Vol. 4, No. 2, of JLGH 

2010's

by Alan S. Peterson, M.D., Lawrence I. Bonchek, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.C.C., Nikitas Zervanos, M.D., and Alrica Goldstein - © 2013 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. 

Alan S. Peterson, M.D., Lawrence I. Bonchek, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.C.C. and Alrica Goldstein - © 2014 Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. All rights reserved. Used with permission. 

2020's

by Alan S. Peterson, M.D © 2023 LNP. All rights reserved. Used with permission 

Alan Peterson, MD, Meagan Schulman, and Dr. S. Kendrick Eshleman III