Ostap Baran (1909-1990) was a Ukrainian doctor and inventor. He finished gymnasium in Berezhany and studied at Jagellonian University in Krakow. He worked as a doctor in the town of Terebovlia, as well as in Berezhany (during the German occupation). In 1944, Ostap Baran immigrated to West. In 1945-1949, he worked as a doctor in the camps for displaced persons in Munich, Germany. In 1949, he moved to the United States and settled down in New York. In 1951, Ostap Baran developed the methods of epidural anesthesia and constructed a special point for it. He received 4 medical patents during the period of 1953-1984. Ostap Baran died in 1990.