Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with September 3.
Events
2004 – Green Wing premiered, a British hospital sitcom set in the fictional East Hampton Hospital, blending workplace comedy with surreal, fast-cut humour; the series ran for 2 seasons (plus specials).
Births
2006 – Catherine Annie Neill (1921-2006), English pediatric cardiologist; described Neill-Dingwall syndrome [Cockayne syndrome] (1950) and Scimitar syndrome (1960)
1930 – Edmond ‘Ted’ Eger II (1930-2017), American anesthesiologist; introduced the concept of Minimal alveolar concentration (MAC) in 1965
Deaths
1904 – Heinrich Koebner (1838-1904), German dermatologist; described Köbner (Koebner) phenomenon (1872), and Köbner syndrome: Epidermolysis bullosa simplex (1876)
1943 – George Philo Pitkin (1885-1943), American surgeon, inventor, and pioneer of controllable spinal anaesthesia. Associated with Spinocain, the Pitkin spinal needle, Pitkin San-a-lok syringe, and the Pitkin tiltometer.
2017 – Philip Gaylord Lindsay (1937-2017), American physician and psychiatrist; described Lindsay nails (1967)
Further reading
- Green Wing – IMDb
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