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NYSSA • The New York State Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc.
NYSSA • The New York State Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc.
Volume 77 Number 2
Dr. Marx was born in Frankfurt, Germany on February 13, 1912, where she spent her childhood and later entered the University of Frankfurt as a medical student. After attending a rally where Adolf Hitler spoke, she convinced her Jewish family to leave Germany. They moved to Switzerland, where she finished her medical school at the University of Bern in 1937.
Dr. Virginia Apgar is a pioneering figure in medicine—not only for her contributions to neonatal care, but also for the resilience and vision that she embodied in a male-dominated field. Her most well-known contribution, the Apgar Score, has become the universal tool for evaluating newborns. Behind this life-saving innovation is a story of determination, adaptability, and groundbreaking leadership.
Initially, her father encouraged her to pursue a career as a medical technologist—but Dr. Twersky was determined to achieve more. Although there were no Orthodox female physicians in her community at the time, she was not deterred her from pursuing her dream to become a world-renowned physician.
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