Photos: Docs reunite for 50th

Members of the Tulane University School of Medicine class of 1962 gathered for an awards brunch at the Roosevelt Hotel's Blue Room in New Orleans on May 17, where they received second diplomas in recognition of their 50th.

Dr. Billy Eubanks, left, and Dr. D .I. Wilkinson, both of the medical class of 1962, reunite 50 years after graduating from medical school.

Dr. Linton A. Whitaker receives the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Tulane Medical Alumni Association. Whitaker has dedicated years of service to the specialty of craniofacial surgery, in addition to educating and mentoring generations of plastic surgeons.

Dr. Alfred Last, left, and Dr. Benjamin Ferdon find plenty to talk about 50 years after receiving their Tulane medical degrees.

Dr. Harry Tweel, left, of the class of 1962, chats with Dr. Benjamin Sachs, senior vice president and dean of the medical school.