John Collins Warren — JournalFounder, Institution Builder, and Racial Theorist

  • Willoughby, Christopher D.E. Ph.D.
  • Hall, Dominic M.A.
  • Hammonds, Evelynn M. Ph.D.
  • Podolsky, Scott H. M.D.

  • 1University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas

    2Harvard Medical School, Boston

    3Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

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New England Journal of Medicine 392(22):p 2277-2281, June 12, 2025. | DOI: 10.1056/NEJMms2415759

John Collins Warren

John Collins Warren's central position in 19th-century American medicine makes him an apt focus for studying the influence of racist theories on critical medical institutions, including the Journal.

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