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eugene lindsay opie , in 1903 william h. welch 12 march 1971 -lrb- age 97 -rrb- bryn mawr , pennsylvania staunton , virginia u.s. 150px 20px united states medicine , pathology johns , cornell university medical school , university of pennsylvania hopkins university , rockefeller institute , washington university 5 july 1873 research on diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis pennsylvania eugeneopie1903.jpg eugene lindsay opie
 eugene lindsay opie johns hopkins university
eugene lindsay opie

eugene lindsay opie -lrb- 5 july 1873 -- 12 march 1971 -rrb- was an american physician and pathologist who conducted research on the causes , transmission , and diagnosis of tuberculosis and on immunization against the disease .
he served as professor of pathology at several u.s. medical schools and as dean of the washington university school of medicine -lrb- st. louis , missouri -rrb- .
