Philip Mininberg

Philip M. Mininberg[1] (c. 1889 - 1951) was "an obstetrician, who owned and operated Brooklyn Doctors Hospital, formerly the Borough Park Maternity Hospital."[2] He also owned a nurses' residence across the street.[3]

"The application of" adrenalin on a boy described as "born dead" was "first made on babies by Dr. Philip Mininberg."[4][5]

Early life

Mininberg[6] was born in the Ukraine and "brought to the United States as a child." He "received his medical diploma from New York University in 1915."[2][7]

Career

In 1923, Mininberg "successfully revived by unusual means" a baby boy (a twin to a girl) "born apparently dead."[5] The key was that he "pierced the chest wall" and "injected a solution of adrenalin directly into the heart."[8] That baby was more than two pounds; in 1949, the technique was used on a 15 oz premature infant.[9]

Mininberg "practiced medicine in Brooklyn" beginning 1915. The last 28 years of his life he "owned and operated" Brooklyn Doctors Hospital (formerly Boro Park Maternity Hospital).[2]

Family

He was survived by his wife, their three children, four sisters, and a grandson.[2]

References
  1. "Buys Long Island Home; Dr. Philip Mininberg Purchases House at Atlantic Beach". The New York Times. February 28, 1944.
  2. "Dr. Philip Mininberg, Owned Brooklyn Doctors Hospital". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. March 21, 1951. p. 21.
  3. "Widow, 3 Children of Dr. Mininberg to Share Estate". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. April 14, 1954. p. 13. and a nurses' residence at 4420 15th Ave.
  4. "Baby, Dead, Restored". Reading Times. April 24, 1923. p. 3.
  5. "Medicine: A Baby's Heart". Time. March 3, 1923.
  6. "Philip M Mininberg".
  7. "NYU Medical Archives" (PDF). NYU.edu. Philip Mininberg
  8. "Infant Restored to Life by Adrenalin is Healthy". Dayton Daily News. April 17, 1923. p. 13.
  9. "15-ounce boy born here; Infant Doing Well in Incubator at Brooklyn Doctors Hospital". The New York Times. October 6, 1949.


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