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Robert Andrew Hingson
Born
Robert Andrew Hingson

(1913-04-13)April 13, 1913
DiedOctober 9, 1996(1996-10-09) (aged 82)
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
President's Volunteer Action Award (1987)
Scientific career
FieldsAnesthesiology
InstitutionsUniversity of Tennessee College of Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Brother's Brother Foundation

Robert Andrew Hingson (April 13, 1913 – October 9, 1996) was an American

President's Volunteer Action Award
.

Early life

Robert Andrew Hingson was born on April 13, 1913, in Anniston, Alabama, to Eloree Elizabeth Haynes Hingson and Robert Andrew Hingson. Hingson demonstrated a concern for suffering at an early age. Because of this, his parents encouraged him to go into the ministry. Instead, he decided to be a physician.[1]

Medical career

After receiving his medical degree from the

Magee-Womens Hospital.[3]

Inventions and innovations

Known as a “tinkerer” among friends, Hingson developed several important medical devices such as the Western Reserve Anesthesia Machine, Oxygen Inhalator, and Resuscitator.

typhoid.[7]

Brother's Brother Foundation

In 1958, Hingson began a 100-day, 45,000-mile medical mission. With a team of doctors aboard a large plane, they visited Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East performing operations, administering vaccinations, and delivering medical supplies. Among the mission’s accomplishments, in

Nigerian medical student suggested that, “We don’t need a keeper; we need a brother,” the organization was renamed Brother’s Brother Foundation. Over time, the organization’s mission focused specifically on providing vaccinations and other medical assistance to impoverished regions.[8]
Dr. Hingson retired from day to day work at the foundation in 1981.

Awards

Hingson was the recipient of many awards throughout his life. Among them were the Labat Award from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia in 1981

President's Volunteer Action Award in 1987. He was also nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.[7]

Personal life

Robert Hingson married Gussie Dickson in 1940. The couple had five children, the youngest of which—Luke Hingson—succeeded Robert as president of Brother’s Brother Foundation until 2019. And Ozzy Samad, became President of the organization.

Death

Robert Hingson retired to Ocilla, Georgia, in 1984. On October 9, 1996, he died at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Lake City, Florida, due to complications of polymyositis.[10]

References

  1. ISBN 0761870814
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  2. ISBN 0761870814
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  3. ^ "University Times >> Robert Hingson". University Times. University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  4. ^ "The Western Reserve Anesthesia Machine, Oxygen Inhalator, And Resuscitator". Jama Network. Robert Hingson. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  5. ^ Edwards, Waldo B.; Hingson, Robert. "Continuous Caudal Anesthesia in Obstetrics". American Journal of Surgery. American Journal of Surgery. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  6. ISBN 0761870814
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    PMID 25813594
    . Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  8. ^ "About Our Non Profit Founder". Brother's Brother Foundation. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  9. ^ "Gaston Labat Award". American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.
  10. ^ Saxon, Wolfgang. "Robert Andrew Hingson, 83, A Pioneer in Public Health". The New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
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