Louis A. Perrotta

Louis A. Perrotta
Perrotta, aged 65
Born(1900-09-27)September 27, 1900
Arienzo, Italy
DiedMarch 29, 1985(1985-03-29) (aged 84)
The Bronx, New York City
Education
  • Fordham University
  • Bellevue Hospital Medical College

Louis A. Perrotta (September 27, 1900 – March 29, 1985) was an Italian-American surgeon in New York. His research in spinal anesthesia in 1943 demonstrated that pain control during childbirth could be achieved.[1][2] His clinical study showed that rapid painless childbirth was safe and possible with the use of regional anesthesia at a time when this was not accepted common practice.[3] The study utilized two controversial and polarizing techniques in obstetrics:[4][5] Spinal anesthesia and manual cervical dilation.[6] Perrotta was an owner and founder of Pelham Bay General Hospital in New York in 1960 where he was the Director of Surgery.[7] Perrotta held academic positions as Professor of Pediatrics at Bellevue Medical College, Clinical Professor at New York University School of Medicine and Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery New York Medical College.[8][9][10] Perrotta served as the house physician to the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City from 1950 to 1966[11][12] and as a personal physician to the opera stars from the Met.[13][14] Perrotta was interviewed on Midday Live regarding his work ethic and professional life.[15]

  1. ^ Perrotta, Louis; Koster, H (January 1944). "Elective Painless Rapid Childbirth Anticipating Labour" (PDF). British Chemical and Physiological Abstracts. A III: 58.
  2. ^ Fleming, Valerie EM (18 August 2016). "Autonomous or Automatons? An exploration through history of the concept of autonomy in midwifery in Scotland and New Zealand". Nursing Ethics. 5 (1): 43–51. doi:10.1177/096973309800500106. PMID 9505714. S2CID 37073338.
  3. ^ Mander, Rosemary (2002). Failure to Progress. New York and London: Routledge. pp. 66, 73. ISBN 978-0-415-23557-0.
  4. ^ Greenhill, J.P. (1943). 1943 Year Book of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Chicago: Year Book Publishers.
  5. ^ Fleming, Valerie (1995). "Partnership, Power and Politics". Massey University Publishers. p. 37.
  6. ^ Kassebohm, Fred (May 31, 1944). "Correspondence to the Editor". American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology: 281–282. doi:10.1016/S0002-9378(15)31416-2.
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  10. ^ Sciences, New York Academy of (November 1951). "Active Memberships". New York Academy of Sciences – Transactions. 14 (1): 40.
  11. ^ Feinstein-Bart, Beth (August 17, 2005). "Hallandale Soprano Takes Lead in Miami Opera". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015.
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  15. ^ Midday Live on YouTube