[Yale anesthesiology: a reflection on Professor Kitahata's days].
Professor Luke Masahiko Kitahata was a professor of anesthesiology, Yale University in the United States of America. He had been employed in Yale University for 33 years, from 1964 to 1997, and acted as the chairman of the department of anesthesiology from 1973 to 1982. He endeavored not only to achieve his academic career but also to educate his juniors. The number of Japanese fellows who were trained by Professor Kitahata is more than sixty. He rendered many services for the development of anesthesiology in Japan.
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Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo 113-8655.
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