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The Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Toledo has been blessed to have had two pioneers in the specialty of anesthesia as faculty members. John (Tom) T. Martin, M.D. was the second Chairman of the Department and a world expert who literally wrote the book on Positioning in Anesthesia and Surgery and associated nerve injuries. He was a prolific writer authoring or co-authoring 48 articles in professional journals, 31 book chapters and edited hundreds of anesthesia research articles over the years. He became the Chairman and later trustee emeritus of the International Anesthesia Research Society and the editor of its flagship journal, Anesthesia and Analgesia, the oldest publication in the specialty of anesthesia. He continued writing well after retirement and a resident achievement award of which I am a proud recipient was established in 1991 in his honor.