Emery Andrew Rovenstine
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Emery Andrew Rovenstine was an American anesthesiologist
and a leader in the fields of anesthesiology.
, where he clerked at his father’s grocery store. He briefly attended Winona College
in nearby Winona Lake
and taught high school before moving on to Wabash College
, where he was graduated in 1917. Upon graduation, Rovenstine enlisted in the Army and served in France during World War I. During his three years of active duty, much of which he spent in charge of an engineering demolition squad, he witnessed battlefield pain and suffering which inspired him to pursue a career in medicine.
After returning home for several years of teaching and coaching, he decided to attend medical school at Indiana University
, from which he received a degree in medicine in 1928. In 1930, he took a faculty post at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
, where he studied under Dr. Ralph Waters and served as assistant professor of anesthesia.
In 1935, Rovenstine was appointed chair of the department of anesthesiology at Bellevue Hospital Center
, where he was influential in shaping the department’s mission and mentoring future generations of anesthesiologists. Two years later, he was appointed the second American professor of anesthesiology at New York University School of Medicine
. He became director at Goldwater Memorial Hospital in 1938 and Director at University Hospital a decade later. Also in 1938, he accepted a guest professorship at Oxford University in England, and, a year later, at University of Rosario in Argentina. He also accepted visiting appointments in Bohemia, Canada, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, France, Japan, Mexico and South Africa – and was inducted into the medical society of each respective nation.
Rovenstine was a founder of the American Society of Anesthesiologists
and served as its president from 1943 to 1944. In 1957, he received that Society's Distinguished Service Award. He was also the founder of the PostGraduate Assembly (PGA) in Anesthesiology.
He was honored by numerous organizations and governments, notably being decorated at the Verdun by the French government (for his service in the war), and being decorated by the Order of the White Lion
in Czechoslovakia (for a humanitarian teaching mission there).
meeting, and has become the meeting's premier event.
from 1920–1924, where he still has the best winning percentage in the school's history.
Anesthesiologist
An anesthesiologist or anaesthetist is a physician trained in anesthesia and peri-operative medicine....
and a leader in the fields of anesthesiology.
Medical career
Dr. Rovenstine was born in the year 1895, in Atwood, IndianaAtwood, Indiana
Atwood is an unincorporated town in Prairie Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana.-Geography:Atwood is located at . Atwood takes in and is near Hoffman Lake.-Notable natives:*Hobart Creighton, Republican candidate for Indiana governor, 1948...
, where he clerked at his father’s grocery store. He briefly attended Winona College
Winona College
Winona College was a university college in Winona Lake, Indiana. It was founded somewhere between 1902-1905. It consisted of a Liberal Arts College and the Winona Agricultural and Technical Institute with the College and the Agricultural Institute at Winona Lake and the Winona Technical Institute...
in nearby Winona Lake
Winona Lake, Indiana
Winona Lake is a town in Wayne Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States. The population was 4,908 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Winona Lake is located at...
and taught high school before moving on to Wabash College
Wabash College
Wabash College is a small, private, liberal arts college for men, located in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Along with Hampden-Sydney College and Morehouse College, Wabash is one of only three remaining traditional all-men's liberal arts colleges in the United States.-History:Wabash College was founded...
, where he was graduated in 1917. Upon graduation, Rovenstine enlisted in the Army and served in France during World War I. During his three years of active duty, much of which he spent in charge of an engineering demolition squad, he witnessed battlefield pain and suffering which inspired him to pursue a career in medicine.
After returning home for several years of teaching and coaching, he decided to attend medical school at Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
, from which he received a degree in medicine in 1928. In 1930, he took a faculty post at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
, where he studied under Dr. Ralph Waters and served as assistant professor of anesthesia.
In 1935, Rovenstine was appointed chair of the department of anesthesiology at Bellevue Hospital Center
Bellevue Hospital Center
Bellevue Hospital Center, most often referred to as "Bellevue", was founded on March 31, 1736 and is the oldest public hospital in the United States. Located on First Avenue in the Kips Bay neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, Bellevue is famous from many literary, film and television...
, where he was influential in shaping the department’s mission and mentoring future generations of anesthesiologists. Two years later, he was appointed the second American professor of anesthesiology at New York University School of Medicine
New York University School of Medicine
The New York University School of Medicine is one of the graduate schools of New York University. Founded in 1841 as the University Medical College, the NYU School of Medicine is one of the foremost medical schools in the United States....
. He became director at Goldwater Memorial Hospital in 1938 and Director at University Hospital a decade later. Also in 1938, he accepted a guest professorship at Oxford University in England, and, a year later, at University of Rosario in Argentina. He also accepted visiting appointments in Bohemia, Canada, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, France, Japan, Mexico and South Africa – and was inducted into the medical society of each respective nation.
Rovenstine was a founder of the American Society of Anesthesiologists
American Society of Anesthesiologists
The American Society of Anesthesiologists is an association of physicians, primarily anesthesiologists, that share a common goal of raising the standard of the medical specialty of anesthesiology and the improvement of patient care by fostering and encouraging education through research and...
and served as its president from 1943 to 1944. In 1957, he received that Society's Distinguished Service Award. He was also the founder of the PostGraduate Assembly (PGA) in Anesthesiology.
He was honored by numerous organizations and governments, notably being decorated at the Verdun by the French government (for his service in the war), and being decorated by the Order of the White Lion
Order of the White Lion
The Order of the White Lion is the highest order of the Czech Republic. It continues a Czechoslovak order of the same name created in 1922 as an award for foreigners....
in Czechoslovakia (for a humanitarian teaching mission there).
Rovenstine Lectureship
The Emery A. Rovenstine Memorial Lecture series began in 1962, shortly following Dr. Rovenstine's death. The lecture is delivered by a prominent anesthesiologist each year at the annual American Society of AnesthesiologistsAmerican Society of Anesthesiologists
The American Society of Anesthesiologists is an association of physicians, primarily anesthesiologists, that share a common goal of raising the standard of the medical specialty of anesthesiology and the improvement of patient care by fostering and encouraging education through research and...
meeting, and has become the meeting's premier event.
| Year | Lecturer | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Francis D. Moore, M.D. | Hemorrhage |
| 1963 | Julius H. Comroe, Jr., M.D., Ph.D. | The Regulation of Respiration |
| 1964 | Eugene Braunwald, M.D. | The Control of Cardiac Function |
| 1965 | Louis Lasagna, M.D. | The Principles and Pitfalls in Evaluation of New Drugs |
| 1966 | E. M. Papper, M.D. | Regional Anesthesia - A Critical Assessment of Its Place in Therapeutics |
| 1967 | Arthur C. Guyton, M.D. | The Regulation of Cardiac Output |
| 1968 | Hermann Rahn, M.D. | Evolution of Gas Transport Mechanisms from Fish to Man |
| 1969 | Niels A. Lassen, M.D. | Cerebral Circulation and the Anesthetist: An Appraisal of Practical Consequences of Present Knowledge. |
| 1970 | Robert D. Dripps, M.D. | The Physician and Society |
| 1971 | Julius Axelrod, M.D. | Biochemical Factors in the Inactivation and Activation of Drugs |
| 1972 | Stuart C. Cullen, M.D. | Factors Influencing Education in Anesthesiology |
| 1973 | William W. Mushin, M.B., B.S. | The Decline and Fall of the Anesthesiologist? |
| 1974 | Otto K. Mayrhofer, M.D. | How Can Acupuncture-Analgesia be Blended into the Modern Practice of Anaesthesiology? |
| 1975 | Harry C. Churchill-Davidson, M.D. | Clinical Observation |
| 1976 | Francis D. Moore, M.D. | Anesthesia and Surgical Care |
| 1977 | James E. Eckenhoff, M.D. | A Wideangle View of Anesthesiology |
| 1978 | William K. Hamilton, M.D. | Stress and Anesthesia |
| 1979 | Leroy D. Vandam, M.D. | Anesthesiologists as Clinicians |
| 1980 | M. T. Pepper Jenkins, M.D. | Responsibility for the Future |
| 1981 | E. S. Siker, M.D. | A Measure of Worth |
| 1982 | S. G. Hershey, M.D. | The Rovenstine Inheritance: A Chain of Leadership |
| 1983 | Arthur S. Keats, M.D. | Cardiovascular Anesthesia: Perceptions and Perspectives |
| 1984 | Eugene A. Stead, Jr., M.D. | The Physician: Education and Training |
| 1985 | John Lansdale, Esq. | Anesthesiology: The Search for Identity |
| 1986 | Edward R. Annis, M.D. | New Challenges—New Opportunities |
| 1987 | John F. Nunn, M.D., Ph.D. | Balancing the Risks with the New Gases |
| 1988 | John D. Michenfelder, M.D. | Neuroanesthesia and the Professional Respect |
| 1989 | Thomas F. Hornbein, M.D. | Lessons from On High |
| 1990 | Robert K. Stoelting, M.D. | Clinical Challenges for the Anesthesiologist |
| 1991 | Alan R. Nelson, M.D. | Medicine 2000: Expectations, Realities and Values |
| 1992 | Nicholas M. Greene, M.D | The Changing Horizons in Anesthesiology |
| 1993 | Betty J. Bamforth, M.D. | Learning from our Past |
| 1994 | Lawrence J. Saidman, M.D. | What I Have Learned after Nine Years and 9,000 Papers |
| 1995 | Ellison C. Pierce, Jr., M.D. | 40 Years Behind the Mask: Safety Revisited |
| 1996 | David E. Longnecker, M.D. | Navigation in Uncharted Waters: Is Anesthesiology on Course for the 21st Century? |
| 1997 | Michael J. Cousins, MD | Pain: The Past, Present, and Future of Anesthesiology |
| 1998 | Francis M. James, III, M.D. | Who Will Lead Us? |
| 1999 | Carl C. Hug Jr., M.D., Ph.D. | Patient Values, Hippocrates, Science and Technology |
| 2000 | James F. Arens, M.D. | Rovenstine Legacy 40 Years Later in Y2K |
| 2001 | Glenn W. Johnson | ASA: Education, Science & Advocacy—Past, Present and Future |
| 2002 | Burton S. Epstein, M.D. | ASA's Efforts In Developing Guidelines for Sedation and Analgesia for Nonanesthesiologists |
| 2003 | Terri G. Monk, M.D. | Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction: The Next challenge In Geriatric Anesthesia |
| 2004 | Jerome H. Modell, M.D | Assessing the Past and Shaping the Future Of Anesthesiology |
| 2005 | Mark A. Warner, M.D. | Who Better than Anesthesiologists? |
| 2006 | Jerry Reves, M.D. | We Are What We Make |
| 2007 | James E. Cottrell, M.D. | We Care, Therefore We Are: Anesthesia-Related Morbidity and Mortality |
| 2008 | Ronald D. Miller, M.D. | The Pursuit of Excellence |
| 2009 | Peter J. Pronovost, M.D., Ph.D. | We Need Leaders |
| 2010 | Kevin K. Tremper, Ph.D., M.D. | Anesthesiology: From Patient Safety to Population Outcomes |
| 2011 | Patricia A. Kapur, M.D. | Leading into the Future |
Athletics
In college, Rovenstine played baseball, basketball, football, and was sports editor of the school's newspaper. He also played semi-profession baseball on the side under the name "Jack Andrews." [2] Rovenstine coached basketball at LaPorte High School in LaPorte, IndianaLaPorte, Indiana
La Porte is a city in La Porte County, Indiana, United States, of which it is the county seat. Its population was 22,053 at the 2010 census. It is one of the two principal cities of the Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the...
from 1920–1924, where he still has the best winning percentage in the school's history.
| Year | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|
| 20-21 | 14 | 5 |
| 21-22 | 18 | 2 |
| 22-23 | 13 | 8 |
| 23-24 | 11 | 10 |
| Career Total | 56 | 25 |
External links
- http://www.asahq.org/Newsletters/2005/Centennial/siker.html
- http://www.woodlibrarymuseum.org/RovenLecture.aspx
- http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1947/11/08/1947_11_08_038_TNY_CARDS_000213043
- Knox, Gordon. Anesthesia for Operative Procedures of Short Duration, for Induction Prior to Ether and to Complement Nitrous Oxide-Oxygen. Princeton, New Jersey. UNT Digital Library. http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13623/.