A series of video interviews with distinguished members of the Mass General family. Learn first-hand about the history of the hospital and some of the personalities that shaped it.
W. Gerald Austen, MD

Chief of Surgery, 1969 to 1997
Chairman Emeritus, Massachusetts General Physicians Organization
Edward D. Churchill Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Jane Darrah Claflin

Trustee, 1973 to 1979
Honorary Trustee, 1979 to present
Ladies Visiting Committee Member, 1958 to 1974
Ladies Visiting Committee Chair, 1962 to 1966
David Crockett

Associate Director, Resources and Development, 1951 to 1961
Deputy to the General Director, 1962 to 1974
Director, Resources and Development, 1972 to 1974
John Lawrence, Esq

Trustee, 1947 to 1978
Vice Chairman of the Board, 1963 to 1964
Chairman of the Board, 1964 to 1978
Honorary Trustee -- 1978 to 2007
- 150th Anniversary (Join interview with David Crockett)
- Fundraising(Join interview with David Crockett)
- Board of Trustees(Join interview with David Crockett)
Lawrence E. Martin

Finance Office, 1949 to 1951
Comptroller, 1951 to 1961
Associate Director, Administration, 1961 to 1974
Associate General Director, 1974 to 1986
Senior Vice President, 1986 to 1994
Paul S. Russell, MD

Chief of Surgery, 1962 to 1969
Chief, Transplantation Unit, 1969 to 1990
John Homans Distinguished Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
John D. Stoeckle, MD

Honorary Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor of Medicine, Emeritus, Harvard Medical School
John Potts, MD

Chief of General Medicine, 1981 to 1996
Director of Research Emeritus
- Research and Ethics (Join interview with David Crockett)


