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Endowments

University of Louisville
School of Medicine
Gift Endowments

  • Alvin B. Ortner Endowed Scholarship in Vascular Surgery Fund
  • CM & MB Bernhard Chair in Colorectal Surgery
  • Dr. A. Arnold Griswold Lectureship in Surgery Fund
  • Hiram C. Polk, Jr., M.D., Surgery Endowment Fund
Drs. Samuel D. and Lolita S. Weakley
  • Dr. William L. Brohm Endowed Memorial Fund
  • George I. Uhde Fund for Otolaryngology
  • Harold E. Kleinert and Joseph E. Kutz Visiting Professorship
  • Hiram C. Polk, Jr. Scholarship Fund
  • Hugh C. Williams Traveling Scholarship Fund
  • Junior Professorship in Otolaryngology Fund
  • Lily Banerjee Endowed Research Fund in Department of Surgery
  • Morgan Williams Surgery Prize Fund
  • Phil Harbrecht, M.D. Vascular Surgery Fund
  • Price Memorial Endowment Fund
  • Price Trust Fund
  • S.A. Martinez Endowment Lectureship Fund
  • Surgical Resident Research Fund
  • The Heuser Hearing Research Endowed Chair
  • Thomas A. Ferguson, M.D., Memorial Fund
  • Norton G. Waterman and Berel Abrams Resident Award
  • William H. & Norma Perkins Hagan Surgical Research Fund
ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIPS AND CHAIRS

J. Samuel Bumgardner Professor of Otolaryngologic Surgery
Established through the estate of J. Samuel Bumgardner, M.D. The professorship is held by Jeffrey M. Bumpous, M.D.
Ben A. Reid, Sr., Professor of Surgery
Established through contributions from more than 90 friends and alumni and principal benefactor, Ben A. Reid, Sr. The first occupant of the professorship was Hiram C. Polk, Jr., M.D.
Louisa Bumgardner Professor of Otolaryngolgic Surgical Research
Established through the estate of J. Samuel Bumgardner, M.D.
Kenneth F. Von Roenn, M.D., Family Chair in Surgical Endocrinology
This chair was created through the estate of Dr. Kenneth F. Von Roenn and is held by Richard E. Goldstein, M.D., Ph.D.
Heuser  Hearing Institute Professor of Otolaryngology
This endowed chair is occupied by Arun Gadre, M.D., Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Otolaryngology.
Samuel D. and Lolita S. Weakley Endowed Chair in Surgical Oncology
Drs. Sam and Lita Weakley endowed this chair to provide resources to attract a world-class cancer surgeon to U of L. The chair is held by Kelly McMasters, M.D., Ph.D.
Jewish Hospital Distinguished Chair in Transplantation Research
Jewish Hospital Foundation established this chair along with a gift matched by the state's Research Challenge Trust Fund. The professorship is held by Suzanne T. Ildstad, M.D.
Leonard J. Weiner Endowed Professor in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
This endowment was provided by contributions from Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery alumni and a matching gift from Jewish Hospital Foundation. This professorship is held by Bradon Wilhelmi, M.D., Chief of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Program Director for the Plastic Surgery residency program.
Hiram C. Polk, Jr., M.D., and Mrs. Lily Banerjee Chair in Surgery
Established through contributions from more than 80 alumni and friends and Dr. Timir Banerjee. Chair is held by Frank B. Miller, M.D., Professor and Director, Division of General Surgery.