Dyer, Isadore, (MD)

Submitted by Mike Miller

Dyer, Isadore, M. D., of New Orleans, eminent specialist in the treatment of skin diseases, was born in Galveston, Tex., Nov. 2, 1865. His parents were Isadore Dyer, native of Germany (Oct. 5, 1814), and Amelia Ann (Lewis) Dyer, born at Harper's Ferry, Va., May 6, 1826. Dr. Dyer's father was a soldier in the war with Mexico in 1836 and 1848, and an uncle, Col. Leon Dyer, was identified with the Baltimore riots. The subject of this sketch was educated in the high schools of Galveston and of Virginia; entered Sheffield Scientific school, Yale university, in 1884 and graduated bachelor of philosophy in 1887; studied medicine at the University of Virginia and next matriculated in the medical department of Tulane university, New Orleans, graduating in 1889. Was interne of the New York Skin and Cancer hospital 1890-92, and lecturer in the New York post-graduate medical school 1891-92; studied in Europe in the summer and fall of 1893; lecturer on skin diseases, Tulane university, 1892; professor of skin diseases, New Orleans polyclinic, 1893; delegate to international leprosy congress at Berlin, 1897; delegate to inteniational congress on moral prophylaxis at Brussels, 1899; president of the board of control, Leper Home of Louisiana, 1894; editor New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal from 1896; collaborating editor of "Lepra" from 1897; president Orleans Parish Medical society, 1899; president Louisiana State Medical society, 1902; vice-president and chairman of arrangements committee American Medical association, 1903; resigned as secretary of the New Orleans polyclinic, 1905, after having served 10 years; professor of diseases of the skin and associate dean medical department of Tulane university, 1907; dean of the medical departnient, Tulane university, 1908; president Southern Medical association, 1911; president American Dermatological association, 1912; president of New Orleans Academy of Sciences, 1913; president Association of American Medical colleges, 1914. In addition to the associations just named, Dr. Dyer is a member of the following: Berzelius society, Yale; Sigma Nu fraternity, of when he was regent, 1904-1906; Yale club, New York; Army and Navy club, Washington city; Boston, Country, Louisiana, Round Table and French Opera clubs, New Orleans; American Association for the Advancement of Science; American Society of Tropical Medicine; New York Medico-Legal society. Dr. Dyer is the author of many valuable publications on medical subjects, and is contributor to: ''Wood's Reference Hand-book of Medical Sciences''; ''Osler's Modern Medicine"; ''Loomis' Encyclopedia of Modern Medicine''; "Morrow's System"; "Hardaway and Bangs' System." He is a Democrat in politics, has never sought any office and is affiliated with no religious body. July 31, 1905, he married Miss Mercedes Percival, daughter of Alfred and Rosalie (Schneidan) Percival of England. Their family consists of 6 children, named: Amelia, Mercedes, Isadore, Jr., Alfred, Donal and John Lewis. Dr. Dyer holds the rank of lieutenant in the medical reserve corps of the United States army, inactive list.

Source: Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), pp. 129-130. Edited by Alcee Fortier, Lit.D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.