Wilton Marion Krogman: 1903-1987

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...

Marion Dwain T

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) has been used as a digestive and circulatory medicine. The intent of this research is to further investigate the antimicrobial properties of ginger. Ginger juice was extracted from the root of the plant. The Kirby-Bauer technique using Mueller-Hinton agar was used to test ginger juice (Zingiber officinale) for antimicrobial properties. Zones of inhibition were measu...

James Marion Sims (1813-1883)

James Marion Sims [5] developed a surgical cure for ruptures of the wall separating the bladder from the vagina [6] during labor, ruptures called vesico-vaginal fistulas, and he developed techniques and tools used to improve reproductive examinations and health care for women in the US during the nineteenth century. Sims's lateral examination position allowed doctors to better see the vaginal c...

James Marion Sims, M.D., LL.D.

Jane Marion Oppenheimer (1911-1966)

Jane Marion Oppenheimer [5], embryologist and historian of science and medicine, was born on 19 September 1911 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Sylvia Stern and James H. Oppenheimer. After studying zoology at Bryn Mawr College [6], Oppenheimer received her AB degree in 1932. Oppenheimer received her PhD in embryology [7] at Yale University [8] in 1935 and worked as a research fellow from 1935?...