“If I wasn't as busy as I am… I would be a completely disabled guy.”

— John Bonica

as quoted by Latif Nasser, "The amazing story of the man who gave us modern pain relief" (2015) TED Talks

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Anesthesiologist; pioneer in pain management 1917–1994

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