Established in 1969 by the estate of Alice Larson Fink in honor of Warfield M. Firor
WARFIELD M. FIROR, A&S 1917, Med 1921, a professor of surgery at the School of Medicine and acting surgeon-in-chief of the Hospital from 1939 to 1941, was best known for his pioneering work on tetanus toxin and its effect on the spinal cord. In recognition of his research on endocrine glands, Dr. Firor was honored with a gold medal from the American Medical Association. He chaired the American Board of Surgery and was a founding member and chairman of the Joint Conference Committee on Graduate Training in Surgery in the United States. In 1980, the University awarded Dr. Firor an honorary doctorate. Dr. Firor died in 1988 at the age of 91.
ALICE LARSON FINK, Nurs 1934, was a patient of Dr. Firor.
R. ROBINSON BAKER, A&S 1950, Med 1954, the Warfield M. Firor Professor Emeritus of Surgery, joined the faculty in 1967 after completing his residency at Hopkins. The author of numerous articles and co-author of The Operative Management of Breast Disease, Dr. Baker has been an active alumnus and is past president of the Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Association. Over the past 30 years, Dr. Baker has held a number of positions in the Hospital, including director of the Breast Clinic, surgeon-in-chief of the Oncology Center, and surgeon-in-chief of the Thoracic Surgical Service. In 1982, Dr. Baker was honored with the medal El Sol del Peru from the Peruvian government.
WARFIELD M. FIROR, A&S 1917, Med 1921, a professor of surgery at the School of Medicine and acting surgeon-in-chief of the Hospital from 1939 to 1941, was best known for his pioneering work on tetanus toxin and its effect on the spinal cord. In recognition of his research on endocrine glands, Dr. Firor was honored with a gold medal from the American Medical Association. He chaired the American Board of Surgery and was a founding member and chairman of the Joint Conference Committee on Graduate Training in Surgery in the United States. In 1980, the University awarded Dr. Firor an honorary doctorate. Dr. Firor died in 1988 at the age of 91. 
ALICE LARSON FINK, Nurs 1934, was a patient of Dr. Firor. 
R. ROBINSON BAKER, A&S 1950, Med 1954, the Warfield M. Firor Professor Emeritus of Surgery, joined the faculty in 1967 after completing his residency at Hopkins. The author of numerous articles and co-author of The Operative Management of Breast Disease, Dr. Baker has been an active alumnus and is past president of the Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Association. Over the past 30 years, Dr. Baker has held a number of positions in the Hospital, including director of the Breast Clinic, surgeon-in-chief of the Oncology Center, and surgeon-in-chief of the Thoracic Surgical Service. In 1982, Dr. Baker was honored with the medal El Sol del Peru from the Peruvian government.