Oschner was founded on January 2, 1942, in New Orleans by Alton Oschner, an American surgeon and medical researcher. Before founding Oschner, he worked at Tulane University and organized a surgical teaching program at New Orleans Charity Hospital. Oschner Medical Center, formerly known as the Oschner Clinic, was the first to document the connection between cancer and cigarette use. This work mobilized Oschner to expose the hazards of tobacco and pioneer the war against smoking.
Blum, Alan. 1999. “Alton Ochsner, MD, 1896-1981 Anti-Smoking Pioneer.” The Ochsner Journal 1 (3): 102–5.
