1949-1992, inclusive

Personal name, Donner, Martin W., 1920-1992

Martin W. Donner was born in Leipzig, Germany, and earned his M.D. at the University of Leipzig in 1945. Donner's career at Johns Hopkins began in 1957, when he accepted a fellowship in radiology at the university. Until 1970, he devoted his efforts to researching the radiological aspects of gastrointestinal functions. In 1972, Donner became chief radiologist at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. His research, combined with his clinical and administrative abilities, helped him lead the department through three successive waves of technological advances in the imaging field--ultrasound, computerized tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. Donner's most far-reaching achievement, however, came with the effort he led to form a multidisciplinary, mutually cooperative research and clinical facility at Johns Hopkins to study and treat swallowing disorders. In 1986, he became the editor of Dysphagia, a journal that focuses on a multidisciplinary approach to swallowing disorders. Donner retired as chairman and director of the department of radiology in 1987 to devote his full attention to the swallowing center he had established.

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1957-1992

Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1957-1992

Johns Hopkins University School of Hygeine and Public Health, 1966-1974

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