Indianapolis Medical Society The Indianapolis Medical Society (IMS) was founded in 1848 as the city’s first local medical organization. With an initial membership… Read More »Indianapolis Medical Society
Insulin and Indianapolis have been at the center of insulin production and innovations in diabetes care since immediately after the hormone… Read More »Insulin
Glenn W. Irwin Jr. (Jul. 18, 1920-Aug. 23, 2012). Born in Roachdale, Indiana, Glenn W. Irwin Jr. attended Indiana University. He received a B.S… Read More »Glenn W. Irwin Jr.
Winifred Conrick Kahmann (May 24, 1894-Mar. 31, 1982). An early occupational therapist and an influential champion for the professionalization of the profession in… Read More »Winifred Conrick Kahmann
Amelia R. Keller (Jan. 12, 1871-Jan. 28, 1943). One of the first women physicians to practice in Indianapolis, Keller was born in Cleveland,… Read More »Amelia R. Keller
Helene Elise Hermine Knabe (Dec. 22, 1875-Oct. 24, 1911). Raised in Rügenwalder-Münde (then in Prussia, now Darlowko/Darlowo, Poland), Knabe lost her parents early in… Read More »Helene Elise Hermine Knabe
Vincent A. Lapenta (July 4, 1883-Apr. 20, 1946). Born on the island of Ischia in the Bay of Naples, the son of an… Read More »Vincent A. Lapenta
Larue Carter Hospital Larue D. Carter Hospital was a psychiatric facility that opened in 1952. It was named for Dr. , who was… Read More »Larue Carter Hospital
Col. Eli Lilly (July 8, 1838-June 6, 1898). Eli Lilly was born in Maryland but soon thereafter moved with his family to Kentucky… Read More »Col. Eli Lilly
Eli Lilly (Apr. 1, 1885-Jan. 24, 1977). Eli Lilly was the son of and Lilly Ridgely Lilly; the grandson of ; and… Read More »Eli Lilly
