title: Caroline B. Palmer: Pioneer Physician Anesthetist and First Chair of Anesthesia at Stanford.
abstract: Caroline B. Palmer was appointed as Chief of Anesthesia at Cooper Medical College (soon renamed as Stanford Medical School) in 1909. For the next 28 years, she was an innovative leader, a clinical researcher, and a strong advocate for recognition of anesthesiology as a medical specialty. To honor her accomplishments, the operating room suite in the new Stanford Hospital will be named after this pioneering woman anesthesiologist.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
authors.forename: Jay B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Brodsky
authors.forename: Lawrence J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Saidman
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D002140:California; D005260:Female; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D010820:Physicians / Q000266:history*; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000266:history*