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George William Stanley Ish, M.D.

George William Stanley Ish, M.D.

Dr. Ish was a prominent, highly esteemed African American physician in Little Rock who was instrumental in the establishment of several hospitals and the state tuberculosis sanatorium for African Americans. Ish graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1909 and pioneered the use of new, effective medicines for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis.

More information about Dr. Ish.

Pictures from Ish House

Group of M1 students from Ish House pose for the camera in a classroom
Group of M1 students from Ish House pose for the camera in a classroom
M1 students of Ish House, taken during Orientation Week 2023
Ish House students around a picnic table
Ish House students around a picnic table
Ish House students around a picnic table
Ish House students around a picnic table
Ish House students around a picnic table
Ish House students around a picnic table
Ish House students posing at a park in the Arkansas River
Ish House students posing at a park in the Arkansas River

Stories from the Archives: Dr. George W. S. Ish

Stories From the Archives (Episode 1): Dr. George W.S. Ish

Meet the Faculty Advisors

Jurhee Freese
Jurhee Freese, M.D.
Pediatrics
Website: Full Bio
Linda Larson-Prior, Ph.D.
Linda Larson-Prior, Ph.D.
Psychiatry
Website: Full Bio
Steven McKee
Steven McKee, M.D.
Internal Medicine
Website: Full Bio
G. Lawson Smith, M.D.
G. Lawson Smith, M.D.
Anesthesiology
Website: Full Bio
Laura Stanley, Ph.D.
Laura Stanley, Ph.D.
Anatomy
Website: Full Bio
Linda Yarbrough
Linda Yarbourgh, M.D.
Pediatrics
Website: Full Bio
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