St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals share a rich history with respect to surgical and anesthetic innovations. It is fitting that St. Luke’s-Roosevelt is a world leader in regional anesthesia, as it was at The Roosevelt Hospital in 1884 that the world’s first nerve block was performed by Richard John Hall and William Stewart Halsted. Members of the faculty have documented expertise in the performance of clinical pharmacologic studies in the areas of ambulatory, obstetric, and cardiac anesthesia.