The Anesthesia History Association thanks Dr. Alistair McKenzie from the University of Edinburgh for preparing this table and allowing us to publish it on our website.
C Ronald Stephen Anesthesia History Essay winners
Year | Recipient | Essay |
2008 | Edward Kosik | Four Decades of Suspending Disbelief: Milestones in Anesthesia |
2009 | Anup Pamnani | The Reluctant Anesthesiologist: Dr Joseph Artusio and the early days of the Physician Anesthetist |
2010 | Nil | |
2011 | Pervez Sultan | Developments in Maxillofacial Orthognathic Anesthesia over the Past Four Decades |
2012 | Sarah Smith | A History of Ethics in Anesthesiology |
2013 | Casey B. Wiley | Anesthesia and the Lone Star State |
2014 | Julia M. Rosenbloom | Toward an Understanding of the Equality of Pain: Crawford Long and the Development of Anesthesia in Antebellum Georgia |
2015 | Peter Featherstone | The Tenacious Terrier and His Tubes |
2016 | Yan Cui | The Dolorimeter, Randomized Controlled Trials, and Patient Controlled Analgesia – A Journey through Pain Management History at The New York Hospital |
2017 | Jane Moon | William Jones, Nitrous Oxide, and the “Anesthetic Revelation” |
2018 | Daniel A. Hansen | “Without the Slightest Hitch” A Brief History of the First Successful Orotracheal Intubations |
2019 | Thomas Hamilton | Leo Fabian: A Life of Shocking Accomplishment |
2020 | Rohan Jotwani | From Electric Fish to the Spinal Cord Stimulator: The Historical Journey of Neuromodulation and Analgesia |