Chemistry James Young, USN Captain, White House physician to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson David Sabiston, Chairman of Surgery, author of a widely-used textbook of surgery, performed a seminal procedure that paved the way for modern coronary-bypass surgery, grafting a vein from a patient's leg to bypass a blocked coronary artery during open-heart surgery. Legendary surgical educator James Wyngaarden, Chairman of Internal Medicine, long-time editor of Cecil's Textbook of Medicine and also The Metabolic Basis of Inherited Disease,'' Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), cofounder of Human Genome Project Eugene Stead, Chairman of Internal Medicine. His work paved way for development of cardiac catheterization, and he oversaw development of nation's first Physician's Assistant (PA) program Peter B. Cotton, Professor of Medicine. British gastroenterologist best known for his advancement in digestive disease, pioneering and naming the ERCP procedure. Nancy C. Andrews, pioneer in iron homeostasis and dean of Duke University School of Medicine Sue Jinks-Robertson, Professor of Genetics and Microbiology, studying DNA damage and repair. Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the National Academy of Sciences. References External links Educational institutions established in 1930 Medicine, School of Medical schools in North Carolina 1930 establishments in North Carolina