Medical Pioneer - Dr. Mason Andrews was a third generation Norfolk Virginia physician who delivered the nation's first in vitro "test-tube" baby at Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1981. In the face of opposition at the time, Dr. Andrews worked to create a center for reproductive medicine at the small private medical school he helped found. He recruited the renowned Drs. Howard and Georgeanna Jones to come to Eastern Virginia Medical School to create the new research program. Since his first delivery in 1981, over 300,000 babies have been born through in vitro fertilization in the United States. He also served as the mayor of Norfolk from 1992-94 and on the city council for 26 years and is known as the architect of downtown Norfolk's revitalization. He was a graduate of Princeton University, received his medical training at Johns Hopkins in obstetrics and gynecology and returned to Hopkins for a fellowship in reproductive medicine in 1971. He served as a medical officer in the South Pacific during World War II.
Medical Pioneer - Dr. Mason Andrews was a third generation Norfolk Virginia physician who delivered the nation's first in vitro "test-tube" baby at Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1981. In the face of opposition at the time, Dr. Andrews worked to create a center for reproductive medicine at the small private medical school he helped found. He recruited the renowned Drs. Howard and Georgeanna Jones to come to Eastern Virginia Medical School to create the new research program. Since his first delivery in 1981, over 300,000 babies have been born through in vitro fertilization in the United States. He also served as the mayor of Norfolk from 1992-94 and on the city council for 26 years and is known as the architect of downtown Norfolk's revitalization. He was a graduate of Princeton University, received his medical training at Johns Hopkins in obstetrics and gynecology and returned to Hopkins for a fellowship in reproductive medicine in 1971. He served as a medical officer in the South Pacific during World War II.
