Advancing Medical Science and Practice in Anesthesiology: Karolinska.

The author describes the advancement of medical science and practice in anesthesiology at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden through the years. He reveals that the pioneer behind the introduction of anesthesia in Sweden was Torsten Gordh, who became the first Chairman of the Department of Anesthesia at the Karolinska Hospital. He states that Professor Olof Norlander built a strong core of senior academic anesthesiologists when he took over as chairman of the hospital in 1974.