She remained there, except for a year in Iran in 1972, until she retired in 1976. Dr. Deming was an extremely modest person, especially about her accomplishments and contributions to pediatric anesthesia. She always refused interviews, making it diffi- cult to document exactly what she had done. Fortunately, many others recognized her contributions and honored her before her death. She received an award from the anesthesiology department at the new CHOP at a symposium in honor of chief Jack Downes, M.D., and she received the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Anesthesiology Robert Smith Award for contributions to pediatric anesthesia in 1994.
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The Memoirs of America's Family Doctor. Miracle in the Hills. The anesthetic management of infants for the surgical repair of congenital atresia of the esophagus with tracheo-esophageal fistula. Curr Res Anes Anal. Selma Harrison Calmes, M.D., is Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, California, and Vice Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, University of California, Los Angeles, California.