Brian Barratt-Boyes
Sir Brian Barratt-Boyes KBE | |
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Born | Brian Gerald Boyes 13 January 1924 Wellington, New Zealand |
Died | 8 March 2006 Cleveland, Ohio, US | (aged 82)
Education | University of Otago |
Occupation | Physician |
Known for | early development cardiopulmonary bypass surgery, introduction of human cadaveric artic homografts for aortic valve replacement |
Spouses | Norma Margaret Thomson
(m. 1949; div. 1986)Sara Rose Monester (m. 1986) |
Medical career | |
Field | Cardiothoracic surgeon |
Institutions | Green Lane Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand |
Sir Brian Gerald Barratt-Boyes
Early life and education
Barratt-Boyes was born on 13 January 1924 in Wellington, New Zealand. He was educated at
Career
In 1956 he was recruited back to
In 1962 he introduced, independently but simultaneously with Donald Ross in London, the human cadaveric aortic homograft for aortic valve replacement and for many years he worked to perfect valve preparation, emphasizing its inherent physiologic advantages and simplifying its surgical implant technique. He and his team's results became the standard for others to match.[1]
In 1969 he brought the technique of profound
Personal life and death
Barratt-Boyes married physiotherapist Norma Margaret Thomson in Dunedin on 9 November 1949. The couple went on to have five sons.[2] In 1986, Barratt-Boyes and his first wife were divorced, and he married Australian lawyer Sara Rose Monester.[2] His first wife, Norma, died on 10 November 2016.[4]
Barratt-Boyes suffered from angina beginning at age 39 and underwent coronary artery bypass surgery at age 50. He was a long time smoker and struggled with quitting.[1] Barratt-Boyes died on 8 March 2006 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, from complications following valve replacement surgery by Dr. Toby Cosgrove at Cleveland Clinic.[1][2]
References
- ^ PMID 22959001.
- ^ a b c d Wrapson, Jill (30 October 2012). "Barratt-Boyes, Brian Gerald". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ "No. 43856". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1966. p. 42.
- ^ "Norma Barratt-Boyes death notice". The New Zealand Herald. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
Sources
- Donna Chisholm, From the Heart: A Biography of Sir Brian Barratt-Boyes, Reed Methuen, 1987, ISBN 9780474002120
- Nicholas T. Kouchoukos; Eugene H. Blackstone; Frank L. Hanley; James K. Kirklin (26 October 2012). Kirklin/Barratt-Boyes Cardiac Surgery, Expert Consult - Online and Print (2-Volume Set),4: Kirklin/Barratt-Boyes Cardiac Surgery. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-4160-6391-9.