Dr. Nicholas D’Amato, a Navy veteran, who served as Chief of Pathology at Portsmouth Naval Hospital, was a beloved founding member of the faculty in Pathology and Anatomy, joining in 1974. Dr. D’Amato was also the founding director of the History of Medicine division and authored a three-volume collection: Vignettes, A History of Medicine.
Pathology and Anatomy established The Nicholas A. D’Amato, MD, Memorial Lecture Fund in memory of Dr. D’Amato, who passed away on December 23, 2013. Pathology and Anatomy funded $25,000 to endow the lectureship at our school. The lectureship brings distinguished scholars to our institution to present a lecture, or series of lectures, to physicians, residents, healthcare professionals and students on topics of interest to Dr. D’Amato including medical education, medical humanities, pathology and anatomy.
2019 Memorial Lecture
Preparing Faculty to be Humanistic Mentors across the Continuum of Medical Education
Alice Fornari, EdD, RD; Hofstra University School of Medicine
2018 Memorial Lecture:
Educational Scholarship Day
Dorothy Andriole, MD; American Association of Medical Colleges
2016 Memorial Lecture:
Picking Winners: The Redefinition of University Competition
John V. Lombardi, PhD; Arizona State University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst
2015 Memorial Lecture:
Today’s Medical Students: Dealing with Millennials
Peter Anderson, DVM, PhD; University of Alabama at Birmingham
2014 Memorial Lecture:
Evolving Approaches to Competence - the Once and Future Physician
Louis N. Pangaro, M.D., MACP; Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Please consider a memorial gift in honor of Dr. D’Amato and his commitment to healthcare and education. Gifts can be made online, by phone at 757.965.8500 or by mail at the address below. Please identify the fund name when making a gift – Nicholas A. D’Amato, MD Memorial Lecture Fund #2036. Please complete this form if you would like to make a pledge or multi-year gift.
Gifts sent by mail should be addressed to:
P.O. Box 5
Norfolk, VA 23501-0005
Please contact Development at 757.965.8500 for more information or personal assistance. For more information, please visit Development online.
