Sabro Emy

Dr. Sabro Emy was an expert anesthesiologist. Born in Japan, he came to the U.S. in 1906 and received his medical degree from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1922. He interned at Bellevue, where he later taught anesthesiology and helped develop the application of spinal anesthesia. He is a World War I veteran and was incarcerated at Ellis Island during WWII. He was active in the Japanese American Society and Japan Society.

Source: New York Binran 1948-1949

Subject:
Emy, Sabro
Year:
1890-1958
Related Exhibits:
Unforgotten New York Stories: Japanese and Japanese Americans in the 1940s (UPCOMING in March 2025)
Media Type:
Digital resources provided by:

JAANY, National Archive, New York Times

Description written by:
JHC