Guy LeRoy Hunner

Guy LeRoy Hunner (1868–1957) was an American physician, surgeon, urologist and gynecologist at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland.

Hunner received his M.D. in 1897 as a member of the first graduating class of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He was the first resident under Howard Atwood Kelly to have graduated from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Hunner became the chief resident of the School of Gynecology, and was the Chief of the Urological Division of the Department of Gynecology until his retirement at age 70.[1]

Hunner was the first to describe the radial method of cauterization for chronic inflammation of the cervix[2] in 1906, and was the first to describe interstitial cystitis as a distinct disease entity in 1915.[3]

Hunner was born in Alma, Wisconsin.

Hunner's ulcer

Hunner's ulcer, a type of bladder ulcer, is named for Hunner[4].

Awards
  • Honorary doctor of science from Dickinson College (1913)
  • Southern Medical Association Gold Research Medal for his contributions to gynecological surgery and pathology (1950)

Works
  • A Rare Type of Bladder Ulcer in Women; Report of Cases (1915)[5]
  • A Rare Type of Bladder Ulcer: Further Notes, with a Report of Eighteen Cases (1918)[6]
  • Ureteral stricture : an important etiologic factor in the so-called essential hematurias (1922)[7]
  • End results in one hundred cases of ureteral stricture (1924)[8]
  • Ureterocele : report of ten cases (1935)[9]
  • An unusual obstetric injury causing detachment of bladder and urethra from the symphisis pubis and complete epispadias (1937)[10]
  • The urinary tract in relation to the diagnosis of abdominal and pelvic lesions (1937)[11]

Luray Caverns

Hunner conducted bacteriological research on the Luray Caverns and Limair Sanatorium near Luray, Virginia in 1902, discovering that the air coming from the Luray Caverns was very pure. Despite the scientific evidence, the idea never gained popularity[12].

"But in spite of the bacteriologic purity of the air in Limair Sanitarium, I am sure many will protest against breathing the polluted, moldy emanations from a source never penetrated by the rays of the sun… I must confess this was my first impression, and the same prejudice has been expressed by many friends with whom I have conversed,” wrote Hunner. Arguing the experimental evidence, disinfecting qualities of lime, and pointing to the fact that “we find no organic matter in the caverns undergoing decomposition,” Hunner subsequently confessed himself a convert.[13].

References
  1. "Guy Leroy Hunner 1868-1957". Portrait Collection. The Johns Hopkins University and The Johns Hopkins Health System. 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  2. "Nongonorrheal endocervicitis and vaginitis". California and Western Medicine. Europe PMC. September 1931. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  3. Meijlink, Jane M. (2014). "Interstitial cystitis and the painful bladder: A brief history of nomenclature, definitions and criteria". International Journal of Urology. 21: 4–12. doi:10.1111/iju.12307. PMID 24807485. S2CID 26719630.
  4. Jane M Meijlink (7 May 2014). "Interstitial cystitis and the painful bladder: A brief history of nomenclature, definitions and criteria". International Journal of Urology. Wiley Online Library. 21: 4–12. doi:10.1111/iju.12307. PMID 24807485. S2CID 26719630.
  5. Guy L. Hunner (May 1915). "A Rare Type of Bladder Ulcer in Women; Report of Cases". Boston Medical and Surgical Journal. The New England Journal of Medicine. 172 (18): 660–664. doi:10.1056/NEJM191505061721802.
  6. Guy L. Hunner (26 January 1918). "A rare type of Bladder Ulcer Further notes, with a report of eighteen cases". JAMA Network. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  7. Guy L. Hunner (1922). Ureteral stricture : an important etiologic factor in the so-called essential hematurias. WorldCat. OCLC 494760448.
  8. Guy L. Hunner (1924). End results in one hundred cases of ureteral stricture. WorldCat. OCLC 635025126.
  9. Guy L. Hunner (1935). Ureterocele : report of ten cases. WorldCat. OCLC 493439510.
  10. Guy L. Hunner (1937). An unusual obstetric injury causing detachment of bladder and urethra from the symphisis pubis and complete epispadias. WorldCat. OCLC 493443057.
  11. Guy L. Hunner (1937). The urinary tract in relation to the diagnosis of abdominal and pelvic lesions. WorldCat. OCLC 493442662.
  12. "Popular Science Monthly Volume 64 April 1904" – via Wikisource.
  13. Wallace, Eric J. (27 December 2017). "The Forgotten Sanatorium That Was Cooled by Cave Air". Atlas Obscura.
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