
A day to acknowledge role of Anesthesia Day
Published on: Oct. 16, 2025, 4:50 a.m. | Source: Daily Excelsior
Dr Ashwani Kumar, Dr Updesh Kumar World Anesthesia Day is observed annually on October 16th to mark a transformative milestone in the history of medicine – the first successful public demonstration of ether anesthesia by American dentist William Thomas Green Morton in 1846 at Massachusetts General Hospital. Witnessed by doctors and surgeons, this historic event proved that painless surgery was not only possible but also practical. The occasion, now celebrated as “Ether Day” or “National Anesthesia Day,” revolutionized surgery by […]