1920-1983, inclusive

Personal name, TeLinde, Richard Wesley

Richard W. Telinde
2 Sep 1894-16 Nov 1989
Richard W. TeLinde was born in Waupun, Wisconsin. He attended Hope College and the University of Wisconsin, receiving his A.B. from the latter in 1917. He started medical school at the University of Wisconsin but transferred to the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where he received his M.D. in 1920. TeLinde was an intern in medicine and an assistant resident and resident in gynecology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital until 1925, when he began a private practice in Baltimore which he maintained until 1972. In 1939, TeLinde was appointed professor of gynecology at Johns Hopkins. During his tenure he created a subsection of reproductive endocrinology within the department of gynecology and published over 100 articles, making major contributions to the study of granulosa cell tumors of the ovary. His text, Operative Gynecology, is still considered the definitive work in the field. TeLinde was among the first to recognize the value of estrogen in the management of gonococcal vaginitis and menopause.

Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1939-1960

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine