Interviewer
H.D. Garrett, M.D.
Project
El Paso Medical Community
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee
Longtime thoracic surgeon; son of R.B. Homan, Sanitorium and co-founder of Southwestern General Hospital.
Summary of Interview
Part of Health Care on the Border Project; reminisces on opening of University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston; construction of tuberculosis sanitorium by father and John C. Crimmon, D.D.S; improvement of surgical procedures during WW II; advances of anesthesiology,; advent of sulfa drugs, penicillin and other antibiotics; changes in medical practice; establishing Thomason General Hospital.
Date of Interview
9-18-1990
Length of Interview
30 minutes
Listen to the Interview
Tape Number
No. 825
Transcript Number
No. 825
Length of Transcript
19 pages
Interview Number
No. 825
Terms of Use
Unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Interview with Robert Homan Jr. M.D. by H.D. Garrett, M.D., 1990, "Interview no. 825," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.