Philip H. Sechzer

Dr. Philip H. Sechzer (September 13, 1914 - September 26, 2004) was a pioneer in anesthesiology and pain management. He was the inventor of patient-controlled analgesia (PCA), now commonly used post-operatively. Sechzer graduated from New York's Stuyvesant High School in 1930, and received his medical degree from New York University in 1938.