Category Medical Specialty
John Snow (1813-1858) 680

John Snow

John Snow (1813-1858), English physician. Pioneer of anaesthesia and epidemiology. Defined etherization stages and traced cholera outbreaks to contaminated water in London.

Emery Andrew Rovenstine (1895-1960) 680

Emery A. Rovenstine

Emery A. Rovenstine (1895–1960), American anaesthesiologist linked to directional spinal needle, nerve block and geriatric anaesthesia.

Charles Gabriel Pravaz (1791–1853) 680

Charles Pravaz

Charles Gabriel Pravaz (1791–1853). French orthopaedic surgeon developed the Pravaz syringe, an early controlled injection device for aneurysm treatment.

Gaston Labat (1876–1934) 680

Gaston Labat

Gaston Labat (1876–1934). Regional anaesthesia pioneer, author of Regional Anesthesia, founder of ASRA, and namesake of the Labat sciatic block, Labat spinal needle and Labat outfit

Lincoln Fleetford Sise (1874-1942) 680

Lincoln F. Sise

Lincoln Fleetford Sise (1874-1942). Lahey Clinic anaesthetist known for fine-gauge spinal needle introducers and safer spinal anaesthesia.

Barnett Alan Greene (1907-1999) 680

Barnett A. Greene

Barnett Alan Greene (1907-1999) American anaesthesiologist. Use of fine-gauge obstetric spinal needles and reducing post-spinal headache.

Herbert Merton Greene (1878-1962) 680

Herbert M. Greene

Herbert Merton Greene (1878-1962), American physician who linked post-lumbar puncture headache to dural trauma and designed the Greene needle

Arthur Georg Läwen (1876-1958) 680

Arthur Läwen

Arthur Georg Läwen (1876–1958), German surgeon. Anaesthesia pioneer sacral/extradural anaesthesia, paravertebral block, novocaine, curare and artificial ventilation.