Background
Papper, Emanuel Martin was born on July 12, 1915 in New York City. Son of Max and Lillian (Weitzner) Papper.
Papper, Emanuel Martin was born on July 12, 1915 in New York City. Son of Max and Lillian (Weitzner) Papper.
AB, Columbia University, 1935. Doctor of Medicine, New York University, 1938. Doctor of Medicine (honorary), University Uppsala, Sweden, 1964.
Doctor of Medicine (honorary), University Turin, Italy, 1969. Doctor of Medicine (honorary), University Vienna, Austria, 1977. Doctor of Science (honorary), Columbia University, 1988.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Miami, 1990.
From there he moved on to Columbia College, where, with the help of a scholarship, he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree, Phi Beta Kappa, in 1935. Following college, Papper obtained a medical degree from New York University in 1938. After medical school, Papper was appointed a fellow in medicine at New York University.
In 1939, he did an internship at Bellevue Hospital, which included a one-month rotation at that institution’s Department of Anesthesiology, headed by Emery Rovenstine.
This short exposure inspired Papper to research the discipline further. Following his internship, he took an New York University Fellowship under Homer West. Smith, before returning to Bellevue for a residency under Rovenstine from 1940 to 1942.
The Second World War temporarily disrupted Papper’s career trajectory. He served as a major in the Army Medical Corps from 1942 through 1946.
He served as chief of the Section on Anesthesiology at Torney General Hospital in Palm Springs and Dibble General Hospital in Menlo Park before being sent to the European theater.
Upon his return home, he served as chief of Anesthesiology and Operating Rooms at Walter Reed. At the end of his service, he returned to Bellevue as Rovenstine’s assistant director – the first assistant director at that institution. In 1949, Papper accepted a position at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, where he served as professor and director of anesthesiology.
He remained at Columbia until 1969, establishing an independent Department of Anesthesiology there, just as Rovenstine had at New New York
At the time, it was only the forth such department in the country, and Papper was the youngest ever director In 1969, Papper was appointed dean of the University of Miami School of Medicine and vice president for Medical Affairs, which he held until 1981.
After his retirement as dean, he enrolled in the English Doctor of Philosophy program at the university, obtaining his new degree in 1990. His work for the program led to the publication of his book Romance, Poetry, and Surgical Sleep: Literature Influences Medicine.
Board directors Public Broadcasting Service-Channel 2, Miami, since 1984. Served from 1st lieutenant to major Medical Corps United States Army, 1942-1946. Chief anesthesiology section Torney, Dibble and Walter Reed hospitals.
Honorary fellow Royal College Anaesthetists (England), Royal College Surgeons (Ireland, faculty anaesthetists), Royal Society Medicine (England), Australian and New Zealand College Anesthesiologists. Member New York Academy Medicine (1st president section anesthesiology), American Surgical Association, American Society Anesthesiologists (president 1967-1968), New York State Society Anesthesiologists (past president), National Research Council (chairman committee anesthesia 1962-1967), American College Anesthesiologists, World Federation Society Anesthesiologists (vice president), American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, American Medical Association, New York Academy of Sciences, New York Company Medical Society, American, New York societies anesthesiologists, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Thoracic Surgery, Harvey Society, American Society Clinical Investigation, American Thoracic Society, Association University Anesthetists (co-founder, 1st president), Pan American Medical Association, Association Anaesthestists Great Britain and Ireland (honorary), Swedish Society Anesthesiologists (honorary member), Finnish Society Anesthesiologists (honorary member), Israeli Society Anesthesiologists (honorary member), Australian Society Anaesthesiologists (honorary member), New York State Society Anesthesiologists (honorary member), District of Columbia Society Anesthesiologists (honorary member), California Society Anesthesiologists (honorary member), German Society Anesthesiologists (honorary member), Halsted Society, Japan Society Anesthesiologists (honorary), American Society Anesthesiologists (president 1969), European Academy Anesthesiology (honorary, Gold medal), Grolier Club (New York City), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha. Clubs: Cosmos (Washington).
Century Association (New York City).
Married Patricia Meyer, November 30, 1975. Children: Richard Nelson Papper, Patrick Goldstein, Amy Goldstein.