Global InformationEmery Andrew Rovenstine information
Emery Andrew Rovenstine | |
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 Rovenstine administering an anesthetic | |
| Born | July 20, 1895 Atwood, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | November 9, 1960 (aged 65) New York, U.S. |
| Education | Wabash College, Indiana University |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Physician |
| Sub-specialties | Anesthesiology |
Emery Andrew Rovenstine (July 20, 1895 – November 9, 1960) was an American anesthesiologist best known for organizing the first academic Department of Anesthesiology at New York's Bellevue Hospital. He also helped develop the anesthetic use for the gas cyclopropane, and he was a pioneer in therapeutic nerve blocking.[1] Upon his death in 1960, the New York Times proclaimed him "one of the world's foremost anesthesiologists."[2]
- ^ Rovenstine, E.A., Hershey, S.G. (1944). “Therapeutic and Diagnostic Nerve Blocking: A Plan for Organization.” Anesthesiology 5(6), 574-582.
- ^ “E.A. Rovenstine, Physician, Dead”. (November 10, 1960). New York Times