Ephraim S. Siker

Background

Siker, Ephraim S. was born on March 24, 1926 in Port Chester, New York, United States. Son of Samuel S. and Adele (Weiser) Siker.

Education

Student, Duke U., 1943-1945; Doctor of Medicine New York University, 1949.

Career

Intern, Grasslands Hospital, Valhalla, New York, 1949-1950; resident in anesthesia, Grasslands Hospital, Valhalla, New York, 1950; resident department anesthesiology, Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, 1952-1953; associate director department, Mercy Hospital, 1955-1962; chairman, Mercy Hospital, 1962-1992; practice medicine, specializing in anesthesiology, Pittsburgh, since 1954; president, Pittsburgh Anesthesia Associations, Ltd., 1967-1989; director anesthesia services, Central Medical Center, Pittsburgh, l973-89. Courtesy staff St. Clair Memorial Hospital, Pittsburgh, 1954-1989, St. Margaret Memorial Hospital, since 1962. Clinical professor department anesthesiology U. Pittsburgh School Medicine, since 1968.

Member Executive Committee American Board Medical Speciality, 1978-1981. Exch. consultant Welsh National School Medicine, Cardiff, 1955-1956. Member Pennsylvania Governor's Commision on Professional Liability Insurance, 1968-1970.

Member of advisory panel United States Pharmacopeia, 1970-1976. Member American acupuncture anesthesia study group of National Academy Sciences to Peoples Republic China, 1974. Member of advisory commission on specialty andgeog. distribution of physicians Institute Medicine, National Academy Sciences, 1974-1976.

Trustee Ednl. Council for Foreign Medical Graduates, 1980-1982, Mercy Hospital Foundation, 1983-1995. Board directors, secretary Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation, 1985-1989, member Executive Committee, 1985-1992, executive director, 1992-1997.

Achievements

• Ephraim S. Siker has been listed as a noteworthy Anesthesiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • NARCOTICS AND NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Applications in Anesthesiology and Obstetrics

Membership

Served to Lieutenant Medical Corps United States Naval Reserve, 1950-1952. Fellow Royal College Surgeons Ireland, Faculty Anaesthetists (honorary 1988). Member American Society Anesthesiologists (president l973-, board directors Distinguished Svc. award l984), American Medical Association (alternate delegate l962), Pennsylvania Medical Society, Allegheny County Medical Society, Pennsylvania Society Anesthesiologists (president l965, Distinguished Svc. award l986), Royal Society Medicine (England), Pittsburgh Academy Medicine, American College Anesthesiologists (Board of Governors l969-7l), World Federation Anesthesiologists (chairman of the executive committee l980-84, vice president l984-88), Association Anesthesia ProgramDirs.

(president l987-89), Japanese Society Anesthesiologists (honorary).

Connections

Married m. Eileen Mary Bohnel, August 5, 1951. Children— Kathleen Ellen, Jeffrey Stephen, David Alan, PaulWilliam, Richard Francis.

Father:

Samuel S. Siker

Mother:

Adele (Weiser) Siker

Spouse:

m . Eileen Mary Bohnel