Walter Reed (disambiguation)
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Walter Reed may refer to:
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[edit] People
- Major Walter Reed, M.D. (1851-1902), U. S. Army physician, celebrated for his work in Cuba (1899-1901) establishing that yellow fever is spread by mosquitoes.
- Walter Reed (actor) (1916-2001), an actor
- Killah Priest (né Walter Reed) (1970-), a rapper
- Walter Reed (Oakland architect) responsible for such buildings as the Financial Center Building and the Thompson Building, both in Oakland, the Oakland Bank Building, Peralta Hospital, Merritt Hospital, the Stanford University Hospital, as well as many of the structures constructed on Lake Merritt (Oakland Tribune, 1/25/1933).
[edit] Medical Institutions
- Walter Reed General Hospital (WRGH) (1909-1977), Washington, DC, USA, a general hospital that was replaced by the WRAMC
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) (1977-present), Washington, DC, the U.S. Army's main hospital on the East Coast of the United States
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Silver Spring (Forest Glen), MD, a research center and tenant unit of the WRAMC installation
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center neglect scandal, a 2007 medical scandal concerning the care of soldiers at the hospital
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), a merger of WRAMC and the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) projected to open in Bethesda, MD in 2011
[edit] Other
- Walter Reed Medal, a military decoration given to those who participated in the yellow fever investigation.
- Walter Reed Middle School, a school in North Hollywood, California.
- "Walter Reed", a song by Michael Penn
[edit] Not to be confused with...
- Walter Reade, theatre impresario
- The Walter Reade Theatre at Lincoln Center
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