Charles Russell Bardeen (8 February 1871 – 12 June 1935)[1] was an American physician and anatomist and the first dean of the University of Wisconsin Medical School.

By virtue of being in the first medical school class at Johns Hopkins University, and having a last name at the beginning of the alphabet, Bardeen was the first person to receive an M.D.

Van Hise and Bardeen shared the view that the one element the university was missing was a medical school.

Finally, in 1924, Wisconsin General Hospital opened its doors, and a year later the Medical School invited students to participate in a four-year curriculum.

Beginning in 1926, fourth-year medical students would spend eight weeks working in one of the many private practices scattered across the state of Wisconsin.

She had taught at the Dewey Laboratory School, managed an interior decorating business before marrying, and was an active figure in the art world.