About Roderick A. Gordon Roderick A. Gordon (1911-1998) was a professor emeritus and former Chairman of the Department of Anaesthesia at the University of Toronto, and Anaesthetist-in-Chief at the Toronto General Hospital. Books by Roderick A. Gordon Anaesthesia and Resuscitation A manual for medical students (Second edition) edited by Roderick A. Gordon Anaesthesia and Resuscitation A manual for medical students (Second edition) edited by Roderick A. Gordon