One of three Medical School departments to be established in the past thirty years, Anesthesiology in 1949 replaced a rather loosely organized section of anesthesia within the Department of Surgery.
For two years, 1949-52, Warren Wilmer, Jr., served as the Acting Chairman followed by Dr. Robert Sweet, who was made Chairman in 1952.
The professional staff consists of 14 members who conduct and supervise all anesthetic procedures within the Medical Center, engage in research in the field, and are extensively involved in teaching both medical students and students in nursing.
In addition, the staff is active in the instruction of technical workers and in the programs presented by the Department of Postgraduate Medicine. The department operates the Medical Center's inhalation therapy unit, a rapidly growing feature of patient care.
Fred J. Hodges
The University of Michigan, an Encyclopedic Survey Supplement, Page 192
