Clinical Subspecialty and Area(s) of Interest
Education and Degrees
- National Autonomous University School of Medicine, Medical Doctor, 1957
- Mayo Clinic and University of Minnesota, M.Sc (Anesthesia), 1964
Awards and Honors
- David Little Award, Anesthesia History Association
- Founders Plaque, Society of Neurosurgical Anesthesia and Critical Care
- Medal of Honor, University of Carabobo and the Order of Alejo Zuluaga for "Contribution to the Betterment of Anesthesiology in Venezuela
- Lewis Wright Memorial Lecture
Professional Societies
- American Medical Association
- International Anesthesia Research Society
- American Academy of Neurology
- Society of Neurosurgical Anesthesia and Critical Care
- Anesthesia History Association
- Society for Critical Care Medicine
- American Association for the History of Medicine
Recent Publications
- Albin, MS: A new academic venture in studying the history of anesthesia. Bull Anesth Hist. 21(1):1-5, 2003
- Albin MS, Bunegin L. The insidiousness of brain retractor pressure: another "Smoking gun"? Anesth Analg. 2003 Jan;96(1):306; author reply 306-7
- Albin, MS, Sim P. Oliver Wendell Holmes, M.D., 1809-1894, Poet, physician and anesthesia advocate, ASA Newsletter. 68:8-23, 2004
- Wills J, Schwend RM, Paterson A, Albin MS. Intraoperative visible bubbling of air may be the first sign of venous air embolism during posterior surgery for scoliosis. Spine. 2005 Oct 15;30(20):E629-35
- Albin MS, Wills J, Schwend RM. Patent foramen ovale and unexplained stroke. N Engl J Med. 2006 Apr 20;354(16):1753-5
- Albin MS: Air embolism during spine surgery in the prone position. APSF Newsletter. 21:87, 2007