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Lattimer, John Kingsley (1914-2007)
John K. Lattimer (1914–2007), long time Englewood resident, was an American urologist whose career spanned medicine, military service, forensic investigation, and historical research, often courting controversy. During World War II, he served as a U.S. Army physician and was… -
Ruch, Valentine (1875-1941)
Dr. Valentine Ruch was a prominent physician, civic leader, and political figure in early twentieth-century Englewood. A graduate of Cornell University Medical School in 1903, Ruch devoted his professional life to public service. He began his medical career as Englewood… -
English, Josephine (1920-2011)
Josephine English was the daughter of Whittie English Sr. and Jennie English. She and her siblings were raised in Englewood. Her brother, Whittie English Jr. built a successfuly real estate business in Englewood and the surrounding towns. Dr. English was a trailblazing… -
Willoughby, William F. (1886?-1945)
William F. Willoughby (c. 1866–1945) was a physician, medical examiner, and political leader whose career placed him at the center of Black civic life and racialized party politics in early-twentieth-century Bergen County, New Jersey. Born in Barbados, British West Indies,… -
Moran, Helen (1898-?)
Dr. Helen C. Moran was a pioneering physician whose career intertwined clinical medicine, public health, and women’s leadership, with a particularly significant impact at Englewood Hospital during the formative decades of the twentieth century. At a time when women physicians… -
Farrand, Livingston (1867-1939)
Livingston Farrand was a physician, anthropologist, psychologist, and public health activist. He graduated from Princeton in 1888. He earned a M.D. from the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1891. He also attended Cambridge and Berlin University. In 1905 he became… -
Barroso-Bernier, Adalberto (1905-1971)
Adalberto Barroso-Bernier was the first Latino doctor on staff at the Englewood Hospital. He was also the first Colombian-born resident of Englewood. He graduated from Cornell Medical School in 1931. He was a surgeon and a urologist. He lived in Englewood between 1933 to 1939.… -
Johnson, Fletcher C. (1931?-2008)
Fletcher C. Johnson was a surgeon and a basketball player. He went to Dwight Morrow High School and was drafted by the National Basketball Association's Syracuse Nationals. He was one of the first African American players to play overseas after he served in the military. After…