Online Lecture: The History of Anesthesia and Hanaoka Seishū

The International Museum of Surgical Science hosts an online lecture examining the history of anesthesia through the work of Hanaoka Seishū, the 19th-century Japanese surgeon who performed the world's first general anesthesia–assisted surgery. Curator Hiromi Inagaki of the Naito Museum of Pharmaceutical Science and Industry presents on Seishū’s development of a herbal anesthetic and the broader evolution of surgical pain relief, drawing on historical artifacts and rare books. The talk takes place Tuesday, November 10, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM CST, and is free with registration via Eventbrite.