Dr. Marion B. Sulzberger

Dr Elizabeth Marion Deuchar (1927-1979).

Reading Chatelaine: Dr. Marion Hilliard and 1950s Women’s Healt

This article explores key themes and discourses surrounding women’s health advice written by Dr. Marion Hilliard between 1954 and 1957. Her works, published in eight Chatelaine articles and a 1957 book, are of particular significance because they demonstrate some of the many paradoxes Canadian women faced: women were told to stay at home and be housewives, but that they could have an identity o...

Dr. H. B. Kidd

Ansel Marion Caine, M.D.

DR. Ansel Marion Caine (1882–1961) (fig. 1) rose to national prominence as a founding father of organized anesthesiology in the early 20th century. During the course of his career, he served as a leader of many organizations that have become the bedrock of the anesthesia community. He was Honorary President of the International Anesthesia Research Society in 1948 and served as a member of the A...

The medical ethics of the ' Father of Gynaecology ' , Dr J Marion Sims

Author's abstract Vesico-vaginalfistula (VVF) was a common ailment among American women in the 19th century. Prior to that time, no successful surgery had been developed for the cure of this condition until DrJ Marion Sims perfected a successful surgical technique in 1849. Dr Sims usedfemale slaves as research subjects over a four-year period of experimentation (1845-1849). This paper discusses...