Jay J. Jacoby, 85, the country's youngest professor of anesthesiology at age 29, who also created the hospital "code blue" system, the recovery room, and the intensive-care unit, died of heart failure Friday at Good Samaritan Hospital.
Dr. Jacoby, who started the anesthesiology department at Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1947, moved to Philadelphia in 1965 to set up the anesthesiology department at Jefferson Medical College, as Thomas Jefferson University Hospital was then called.
During his long teaching career (he retired in 2001 from Ohio State University College of Medicine) Dr. Jacoby trained hundreds of anesthesiologists, eight of whom are chairmen of anesthesiology departments in U.S. medical schools.
During an interview at Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2001, Dr. Jacoby recalled that when he entered medicine, many patients died of respiratory failure. To deal with this, he placed resuscitation kits throughout the hospital and developed a special call - later changed to "code blue" - to let doctors know a patient was in distress.
He also created a post-operative care unit outside the operating room that later developed into the recovery room and intensive-care unit.
Deborah Ritter, who under Dr. Jacoby became vice chairman of the anesthesiology department at Jefferson in 1973, said that before he arrived, anesthesiology was managed by nurses under the supervision of surgeons.
"Before Dr. Jacoby, we anesthesiologists had nothing," she said. "He taught us how to keep patients safe, how to monitor patients even without the modern equipment we have today."
A native of New York City, Dr. Jacoby received his undergraduate and graduate degrees, and in 1941 his doctorate, from the University of Minnesota.
He served in the Army Medical Corps from 1942 to 1945, stationed near the North Pole and seeing duty at military hospitals in England and France during the invasion of Normandy.
When he returned to civilian life, Dr. Jacoby became an instructor in anesthesiology at the University of Chicago, staying there from 1946 to 1947. He then moved to Ohio State University and Marquette University before coming to Jefferson.
In 1988, at age 70 well past the retirement age for teaching medicine, Dr. Jacoby returned to Ohio State as professor and vice chairman of the anesthesiology department. He stayed at Ohio State until 2001, when he retired and moved to Florida. But he did not stay away from medicine: He consulted with anesthesiologists at the Veterans Affairs hospital in West Palm Beach.
Dr. Jacoby wrote more than 100 articles on anesthesia and was often asked to testify as a forensic expert in legal cases involving medical disputes. He became internationally known for developing techniques to secure a patient's airway during emergencies and surgery, developing trans-tracheal resuscitation, and working on procedures for dealing with air embolism during surgery. He developed a concoction known in non-scientific parlance as "Jacoby's Soup": a mixture of pentothal for induction and maintenance of anesthesia, curare to relax muscles, and morphine for analgesia.
Dr. Jacoby is survived by his wife of 61 years, three daughters, seven grandchildren; and a brother.
Services and burial were in Palm Beach.
∼s/o Harry & Rose (Berlin), m. 11/8/1942 Helene Kurshan, 2 Daughters; M. D. 1941 Univ. MN; Ohio State Univ. from 1947, Columbus
Dr. Jacoby, who started the anesthesiology department at Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1947, moved to Philadelphia in 1965 to set up the anesthesiology department at Jefferson Medical College, as Thomas Jefferson University Hospital was then called.
During his long teaching career (he retired in 2001 from Ohio State University College of Medicine) Dr. Jacoby trained hundreds of anesthesiologists, eight of whom are chairmen of anesthesiology departments in U.S. medical schools.
During an interview at Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2001, Dr. Jacoby recalled that when he entered medicine, many patients died of respiratory failure. To deal with this, he placed resuscitation kits throughout the hospital and developed a special call - later changed to "code blue" - to let doctors know a patient was in distress.
He also created a post-operative care unit outside the operating room that later developed into the recovery room and intensive-care unit.
Deborah Ritter, who under Dr. Jacoby became vice chairman of the anesthesiology department at Jefferson in 1973, said that before he arrived, anesthesiology was managed by nurses under the supervision of surgeons.
"Before Dr. Jacoby, we anesthesiologists had nothing," she said. "He taught us how to keep patients safe, how to monitor patients even without the modern equipment we have today."
A native of New York City, Dr. Jacoby received his undergraduate and graduate degrees, and in 1941 his doctorate, from the University of Minnesota.
He served in the Army Medical Corps from 1942 to 1945, stationed near the North Pole and seeing duty at military hospitals in England and France during the invasion of Normandy.
When he returned to civilian life, Dr. Jacoby became an instructor in anesthesiology at the University of Chicago, staying there from 1946 to 1947. He then moved to Ohio State University and Marquette University before coming to Jefferson.
In 1988, at age 70 well past the retirement age for teaching medicine, Dr. Jacoby returned to Ohio State as professor and vice chairman of the anesthesiology department. He stayed at Ohio State until 2001, when he retired and moved to Florida. But he did not stay away from medicine: He consulted with anesthesiologists at the Veterans Affairs hospital in West Palm Beach.
Dr. Jacoby wrote more than 100 articles on anesthesia and was often asked to testify as a forensic expert in legal cases involving medical disputes. He became internationally known for developing techniques to secure a patient's airway during emergencies and surgery, developing trans-tracheal resuscitation, and working on procedures for dealing with air embolism during surgery. He developed a concoction known in non-scientific parlance as "Jacoby's Soup": a mixture of pentothal for induction and maintenance of anesthesia, curare to relax muscles, and morphine for analgesia.
Dr. Jacoby is survived by his wife of 61 years, three daughters, seven grandchildren; and a brother.
Services and burial were in Palm Beach.
∼s/o Harry & Rose (Berlin), m. 11/8/1942 Helene Kurshan, 2 Daughters; M. D. 1941 Univ. MN; Ohio State Univ. from 1947, Columbus
Jay J. Jacoby, 85, the country's youngest professor of anesthesiology at age 29, who also created the hospital "code blue" system, the recovery room, and the intensive-care unit, died of heart failure Friday at Good Samaritan Hospital.
Dr. Jacoby, who started the anesthesiology department at Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1947, moved to Philadelphia in 1965 to set up the anesthesiology department at Jefferson Medical College, as Thomas Jefferson University Hospital was then called.
During his long teaching career (he retired in 2001 from Ohio State University College of Medicine) Dr. Jacoby trained hundreds of anesthesiologists, eight of whom are chairmen of anesthesiology departments in U.S. medical schools.
During an interview at Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2001, Dr. Jacoby recalled that when he entered medicine, many patients died of respiratory failure. To deal with this, he placed resuscitation kits throughout the hospital and developed a special call - later changed to "code blue" - to let doctors know a patient was in distress.
He also created a post-operative care unit outside the operating room that later developed into the recovery room and intensive-care unit.
Deborah Ritter, who under Dr. Jacoby became vice chairman of the anesthesiology department at Jefferson in 1973, said that before he arrived, anesthesiology was managed by nurses under the supervision of surgeons.
"Before Dr. Jacoby, we anesthesiologists had nothing," she said. "He taught us how to keep patients safe, how to monitor patients even without the modern equipment we have today."
A native of New York City, Dr. Jacoby received his undergraduate and graduate degrees, and in 1941 his doctorate, from the University of Minnesota.
He served in the Army Medical Corps from 1942 to 1945, stationed near the North Pole and seeing duty at military hospitals in England and France during the invasion of Normandy.
When he returned to civilian life, Dr. Jacoby became an instructor in anesthesiology at the University of Chicago, staying there from 1946 to 1947. He then moved to Ohio State University and Marquette University before coming to Jefferson.
In 1988, at age 70 well past the retirement age for teaching medicine, Dr. Jacoby returned to Ohio State as professor and vice chairman of the anesthesiology department. He stayed at Ohio State until 2001, when he retired and moved to Florida. But he did not stay away from medicine: He consulted with anesthesiologists at the Veterans Affairs hospital in West Palm Beach.
Dr. Jacoby wrote more than 100 articles on anesthesia and was often asked to testify as a forensic expert in legal cases involving medical disputes. He became internationally known for developing techniques to secure a patient's airway during emergencies and surgery, developing trans-tracheal resuscitation, and working on procedures for dealing with air embolism during surgery. He developed a concoction known in non-scientific parlance as "Jacoby's Soup": a mixture of pentothal for induction and maintenance of anesthesia, curare to relax muscles, and morphine for analgesia.
Dr. Jacoby is survived by his wife of 61 years, three daughters, seven grandchildren; and a brother.
Services and burial were in Palm Beach.
∼s/o Harry & Rose (Berlin), m. 11/8/1942 Helene Kurshan, 2 Daughters; M. D. 1941 Univ. MN; Ohio State Univ. from 1947, Columbus
Dr. Jacoby, who started the anesthesiology department at Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1947, moved to Philadelphia in 1965 to set up the anesthesiology department at Jefferson Medical College, as Thomas Jefferson University Hospital was then called.
During his long teaching career (he retired in 2001 from Ohio State University College of Medicine) Dr. Jacoby trained hundreds of anesthesiologists, eight of whom are chairmen of anesthesiology departments in U.S. medical schools.
During an interview at Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2001, Dr. Jacoby recalled that when he entered medicine, many patients died of respiratory failure. To deal with this, he placed resuscitation kits throughout the hospital and developed a special call - later changed to "code blue" - to let doctors know a patient was in distress.
He also created a post-operative care unit outside the operating room that later developed into the recovery room and intensive-care unit.
Deborah Ritter, who under Dr. Jacoby became vice chairman of the anesthesiology department at Jefferson in 1973, said that before he arrived, anesthesiology was managed by nurses under the supervision of surgeons.
"Before Dr. Jacoby, we anesthesiologists had nothing," she said. "He taught us how to keep patients safe, how to monitor patients even without the modern equipment we have today."
A native of New York City, Dr. Jacoby received his undergraduate and graduate degrees, and in 1941 his doctorate, from the University of Minnesota.
He served in the Army Medical Corps from 1942 to 1945, stationed near the North Pole and seeing duty at military hospitals in England and France during the invasion of Normandy.
When he returned to civilian life, Dr. Jacoby became an instructor in anesthesiology at the University of Chicago, staying there from 1946 to 1947. He then moved to Ohio State University and Marquette University before coming to Jefferson.
In 1988, at age 70 well past the retirement age for teaching medicine, Dr. Jacoby returned to Ohio State as professor and vice chairman of the anesthesiology department. He stayed at Ohio State until 2001, when he retired and moved to Florida. But he did not stay away from medicine: He consulted with anesthesiologists at the Veterans Affairs hospital in West Palm Beach.
Dr. Jacoby wrote more than 100 articles on anesthesia and was often asked to testify as a forensic expert in legal cases involving medical disputes. He became internationally known for developing techniques to secure a patient's airway during emergencies and surgery, developing trans-tracheal resuscitation, and working on procedures for dealing with air embolism during surgery. He developed a concoction known in non-scientific parlance as "Jacoby's Soup": a mixture of pentothal for induction and maintenance of anesthesia, curare to relax muscles, and morphine for analgesia.
Dr. Jacoby is survived by his wife of 61 years, three daughters, seven grandchildren; and a brother.
Services and burial were in Palm Beach.
∼s/o Harry & Rose (Berlin), m. 11/8/1942 Helene Kurshan, 2 Daughters; M. D. 1941 Univ. MN; Ohio State Univ. from 1947, Columbus
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