Dr. Blaufox is the founding Chairman of the Department of Nuclear Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center. He is a former Chairman of the American Board of Nuclear Medicine and is the author of two hundred and ninety-two peer reviewed articles and book chapters on Nuclear Medicine, Hypertension and Medical History.
In addition, he is the Editor of the Seminars in Nuclear Medicine, the Yearbook of Nuclear Medicine and serves on the Editorial Board of six journals in related fields and he has authored or edited 25 books. He also has ninety-six chapters in books, and reviews in textbooks and journals. His latest books are “Blood Pressure Measurement: An Illustrated History,” and “An Ear to the Chest: The Evolution of the Stethoscope.” His interest in Medical History grew out of a major collection of antique medical instruments, books and related items.

The photo of me above to the right was taken during a recent visit to the University of Padua Medical School. I am standing beside a model of the historic Fabricius Amphitheater. Along the walls are plaques commemorating the famous people who studied there. The amphitheater itself is behind a door to my left and can be entered from the pit where the dissections were done below the students seated in the gallery.

Acknowledgements

I would like to thank the following for their contributions to the formulation of this site and the collections shown here:

My wife Paulette for her help in finding and cataloguing the many items shown;
Fusion Lab for the website design (Alon Koppel and Melissa Weaver);
Mrs. Nolie Mumie who generously gave me the stethoscope drawings shown her and related supporting materials;
Dr and Mrs. Erwin Rugendorff who provided a great deal of helpful advice;
Dr. Norman Medow who helped and shared in the hunt for many items;
The many medical antique dealers and rare book dealers who made items of interest available to me.