Finley
Prominent
Finley-Norris Neurology Collection |
Calif. Families
Finley
Prominent
Finley-Norris Neurology Collection |
This an old archived page from Special Collections | Health Sciences Library | California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC).The Health Sciences Library is at 2395 Sacramento St, San Francisco Finley-Norris Neurology CollectionA collection of historic materials from the private collections of Dr. Forbes Norris and Dr. Knox Finley, prominent neurologists who were active in clinical, research and educational work at Pacific Medical Center. The collection includes about six hundred monographs. Forbes Holten Norris, MD, 1928-1993
Dr. Norris was born in Virginia, the son of school teachers whose families had arrived in America in the 1600's. After sustaining a major hip injury in childhood, he spent long periods in body casts confined to bed. It was during this time that he discovered his love for music. His interest in medicine also began as a result of his hip injury and led him to study Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in the early 1950's at the National Institutes of Health. His interest in neuromuscular problems became his life's devotion and led to his pioneering work in ALS research and management, as well as his advocacy of patient's rights. His work in developing aggressive clinical treatment for ALS may be his greatest legacy. His compassionate concern gave direction for care and offered hope and dignity in a seemingly hopeless disease. Knox Henderson Finley, MD, 1904 - September 15, 2003
Dr. Knox Henderson Finley was born in Santa Anna, California in 1904. He graduated from Pomona College in 1926, received his medical degree from Yale University in 1930, and completed a fellowship in Neurology at Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Munich Germany in 1935. He was board-certified in Neurology and Psychiatry, and for 45 years practiced medicine at Pacific Medical Center.
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