Nanticoke in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Dr. Stanley J. Dudrick

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 22, 2021

1. Dr. Stanley J. Dudrick Marker

Inscription.

Dr. Stanley J. Dudrick, the distinguished surgeon, educator, scientist, Professor of Surgery at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, was born in Nanticoke in 1935, and raised on West Union Street. Dr. Dudrick has been named one of the 50 most influential physicians in history. He is known as the Father of Intravenous Feeding for having developed the technology that has saved tens of millions of lives and is used in every hospital in the world. With his worldwide reputation and monumental achievements, Dr. Dudrick has always been proud of his roots in Nanticoke.

Erected 2017 by City of Nanticoke and Concerned Citizens and Organizations.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1935.

Location. 41° 11.959′ N, 76° 0.038′ W. Marker is in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is on Ridge Street east of Market Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is on the Nanticoke Municipal Building grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15 East Ridge Street, Nanticoke PA 18634, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region,

in the Wyoming Valley,

and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vietnam War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Nanticoke (a few steps from

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

this marker); War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); John S. Fine (approx. half a mile away); Walk of Honor September 11th Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Luzerne County Community College Walk of Honor (approx. 0.6 miles away); Coal Miners Memorial Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nanticoke.

Also see . . .
1. The Stanley J. Dudrick, MD, Endowed Chair in Innovative Medical Education (GCSOM). Geisinger Health website entry (Submitted on December 23, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. The Passing of a Legend: Stanley J. Dudrick, M’61, RES’67. University of Pennsylvania - Perelman School of Medicine website entry (Submitted on December 23, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 22, 2021

2. Dr. Stanley J. Dudrick Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 395 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 23, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.