Please Explain: Anesthesia

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
On today’s edition of Please Explain, we’ll find out how anesthesia works. We’ll learn about its earliest uses, and get an update on new advancements. We'll hear from Doris K. Cope, M.D., a Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the Director of the UPMC Pain Medicine Program. She's joined by Dr. William S. Schechter, a Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University in the City of New York.

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