When Sweden was already experiencing the effects of war, Dr. Tosten Gordh was appointed as the first anesthesiologist at the newly opened Sweden’s most prestigious Karolinska Hospital. He was the only one professional anesthesiologist in the country. He introduced lidocaine clinically and proved its efficacy. This article highlights the life and valuable contributions of Dr. Tosten Gordh in the field of anesthesiology .
Dr. Tosten Gordh was an energetic, effective and endearing Anesthesiologist who brought the principles of excellent anesthesia from Madison to Sweden. He introduced lidocaine for the first time in human medicine and proved its clinical effectivity. Beginning and education Sweden’s first professional anesthesiologist was born on 13 th August 1907.he studied anesthesiology from Dr. Ralph waters, father of academic anesthesiology at Wisconsin from October 1938 to March…
