Volume 69 Numbers 1 & 2 January/March 2002	back to contents

Anesthesiologists and Surgeons at Mount Sinai: A Partnership in Excellence	3–11
Arthur H. Aufses, Jr., M.D.

Professor of Surgery, Department of Health Policy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY.

Address correspondence to Arthur H. Aufses, Jr., M.D., Department of Health Policy, Box 1077, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One East 100th Street, New York, NY 10029.

ABSTRACT

Although anesthesia was available to patients when the doors of The Jews Hospital opened in 1855, “professional anesthetists” were not appointed to the staff until 1902. This article traces the history of the anesthesiology staff and department, and documents their accomplishments over the past century.

KEYWORDS

Anesthesiology, history, The Mount Sinai Hospital.

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