Rush Archives
Richard D. Penn, MD, 1975
1982: Richard D. Penn, MD, Judith Paice, PhD, and William Gottschalk, MD, at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center achieve a medical first by implanting a computerized programmable pump into the abdomen of a patient with cancer. The pump automatically delivers painkillers into the patient’s spine.
Above, Richard D. Penn, MD, helps a young patient with cerebral palsy walk for the
first time in his life. Penn, assistant attending, neurosurgery, implanted electrodes in
the boy’s brain to help him gain control of his limbs.
This article was featured in NewsRounds, July 1975.
For more information, contact the Rush University Medical Center Archives: rushu.libguides.com/rusharchives
Richard D. Penn, MD, 1975
1982: Richard D. Penn, MD, Judith Paice, PhD, and William Gottschalk, MD, at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center achieve a medical first by implanting a computerized programmable pump into the abdomen of a patient with cancer. The pump automatically delivers painkillers into the patient’s spine.
Above, Richard D. Penn, MD, helps a young patient with cerebral palsy walk for the
first time in his life. Penn, assistant attending, neurosurgery, implanted electrodes in
the boy’s brain to help him gain control of his limbs.
This article was featured in NewsRounds, July 1975.
For more information, contact the Rush University Medical Center Archives: rushu.libguides.com/rusharchives