Honor the Memory of Dr. Gertie Marx--Apply for a FAER OB Anesthesia Grant

Gertie Marx, MD, was a pioneer in anesthesiology, helping to establish obstetric anesthesiology as a subspecialty. Dr. Marx’s contributions to the practice of OB anesthesia include acute hydration for prevention of postspinal hypotension, studies of aorto-caval compression, and the use of regional anesthesia for emergency cesarean sections. She was honored with the ASA’s Distinguished Service Award in 1988. Often called “the Mother of Obstetric Anesthesia,” she passed away on January 25, 2004.  

Dr. Marx’s passion for obstetric anesthesiology lives on through the Gertie Marx Research and Education Fund, which she established at FAER several years before her death. In 2005, this fund was the beneficiary of $320,000 from her estate, with contributions of roughly $30,000 to follow yearly thereafter.  

Though FAER continues to benefit from the generosity of Dr. Marx, we have not had the opportunity to fund an OB anesthesiology research project in several years. Please help us honor Dr. Marx’s love for obstetric anesthesia by submitting a research grant application in her field.  

Applications for OB-related research projects will be accepted for all three FAER grant categories; Mentored Research Training, Research in Education or Research Fellowship. Details on FAER grants and the application process are available online at www.faer.org/programs/grants. The next FAER grant application deadline is Tuesday, February 16, 2010.