Re: Johns Hopkins University Exploring Shoulder Dystocia
From: Robert J. Carpenter, Jr. MD (zygote@icsi.net)
Sat Feb 19 11:51:46 2005
In Jan-Feb 1979, I did my my OB anesthesia dutin MFM fellowship with Marlene Eng
at Hermann Hospital where Dr. McRoberts practiced. On several occasions I go to
see him do forceps inclusing a beautiful Scanzoni. He was a wonderful obstetrician.
On 18 Feb 2005 at 18:32, Joanne Bulley, MD wrote:
> I just gothome from the Albany Medical School winter Updates in Ob &
> Gyn conference ... Bernard Gonik spoke - and was a GREAT speaker on
> this topic.
>
> Also --- he is one of the authors of the paper outlining the McRoberts
> maneuver and worked with McRoberts. He got to present a copy of the
> paper as it was submitted - and the acceptance of the paper to Dr.
> McRoberts at his retirement. His whole story of how it came about was
> great. He was a third year Med student when he asked if there was a
> name for that maneuver that Dr. McRoberts kept suggesting for many
> delivery problems (not just SD) ... there wasn't ... nothing came up
> in the literature ... so they wrote the paper naming it the McR
> amneuver - without telling Dr. McR!
>
> Also ... as per the discussions going on about lawsuits and breech
> etc .. He told us how he recently did 3 hours on the stand for the
> defense on a SD ... thinking he had really contacted with the jury -
> they were listening - agreeing -- nodding heads etc .... then the did
> a $90,000 verdict (... instead of the $3million requested) ... and
> the jury apparently said afterwards that although they were convinced
> about ths science ... well, the child needs support" or something
> like that.
>
> And So It Goes.
>
> Speaking of Conferences - anyone from the North East should consider
> the Albany Winter Symposium next year ...
>
> Also ... I wiull be at ACOG in San Francisco in May - any others from
> The List going to be there?
>
> Joanne
>
> At Fri, 18 Feb 2005, National Brachial Plexus/Erb's Palsy wrote:
> >
> >Exploring Shoulder Dystocia and Brachial Plexus Injury:
> >Multi-disciplinary Perspectives
> >
> >Sunday May 22, 2005 - Monday May 23, 2005
> >Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Turner Bldg.
> >Baltimore, MD
> >
> *clip*
> Faculty includes:
> Bernard Gonik, MD Professor and Fann Srere Chair of Perinatal Medicine
> Sinai Grace Hospital Wayne State University School of Medicine
> Detroit, Michigan
>
> --
> Joanne Bulley, MD
> Keene, NH, USA
>
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Robert J. Carpenter, Jr. MD
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