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September 1998
Volume 62 |
Number 9
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COMPONENT SOCIETY NEWS:
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| NYSSA Adds Art
Exhibit to its Annual PGA |
After a successful debut last year, the New York State Society
of Anesthesiologists (NYSSA) plans to sponsor an annual art exhibit
at the Postgraduate Assembly (PGA). With the large international
attendance at the PGA in recent years, it is hoped that more foreign
entries will make this year's exhibit an international event.
Patterned after the highly successful ASA Art Exhibit,
a secured hall in the New York Hilton and Towers will display
artwork from the following categories: painting, sculpture, photography
and crafts. Ribbons will be awarded in each class. Judges will
be artists and teachers from the widely recognized Art Student
League of New York. The exhibit runs from December 12-16, 1998.
Edith Kepes, M.D., and Suhasini Joshi, M.D., are co-chairs
of the art committee and invite anyone who intends to participate
in this year's PGA to submit artwork. For further information, contact
Pat Burdett at: telephone (212) 867-7140, fax (212) 867-7153 or
e-mail <PAT@NYSSA-PGA.ORG>.
Endowed Professors and Chairs in Anesthesia Honored
The Department of Anesthesia at
the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine has recently
been granted the "Julien F. Biebuyck, M.D., Endowed Professorship
in Anesthesia" (1998). This new endowment means that the department
has been honored by two endowed positions. The first department
endowment, the "Eric A. Walker Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology,"
was established in 1984.
"Julien F. Biebuyck, M.D., Endowed Professorship in Anesthesia"
Ralph B. Lydic, Ph.D., has the honor of being named the
first Julien F. Biebuyck, M.D., Professor of Anesthesiology (June
1998). This Endowed Professorship honors Julien F. Biebuyck, M.D.,
Chair of the Department of Anesthesia at the Pennsylvania State
University College of Medicine from 1977-97. The fact that this
honor has been given to a neuroscientist asserts institutional
recognition of the special relevance of basic neurobiology to
clinical anesthesia. Dr. Lydic's research aims to understand the
cellular and molecular mechanisms that cause respiratory depression
during the loss of a waking consciousness. Dr. Lydic serves as
a member of the Respiratory and Applied Physiology Study Section
of the National Institutes of Health.
"Eric A. Walker Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology"
Julien F. Biebuyck, M.D., was named to the Eric A. Walker
Chair in Anesthesiology in 1984. This University Chair honors
Dr. Eric A. Walker, President of the Pennsylvania State University
when the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center came into being. Currently,
Dr. Biebuyck is Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at
the Pennsylvania State University.
As of October 1, 1998, Philip D. Lumb, M.B., assumes the
appointment as the Eric A. Walker Professor and Endowed Chair
in Anesthesiology at the Pennsylvania State University College
of Medicine. He previously served as Chair of Anesthesiology at
Albany Medical College, Albany, New York.
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