Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, Louisiana Reprints: Clifford Gevirtz, MD, MPH, Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, e-mail: [email protected]
University of Michigan Medical School Ann Arbor, Michigan A version of this article appeared in the Bulletin of Anesthesia History (July, 2005). The author thanks Dr Edward Lowenstein, Dr George Battit, Dr Bucknam McPeek, and Dr Warren Zapol of the Massachusetts General Hospital and Dr Johnathan Moreno of the University of Virginia for their interest and helpful contributions to this project....