Ellsworth Wareham

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Ellsworth Wareham
open heart surgery
RelativesDayton Wareham and Goldie nee Baldwin
Medical career
FieldCardiothoracic surgery
InstitutionsLoma Linda University

Ellsworth Edwin Wareham (October 3, 1914 – December 15, 2018)[1][2] was an American cardiothoracic surgeon and centenarian from Loma Linda, California who promoted the health benefits of plant-based nutrition.[3][4]

Biography

Wareham was born in

Seventh-day Adventist and a World War II navy veteran.[5] Wareham retired as a cardiothoracic surgeon at the age of 74 but continued to associate himself with training residents at the Loma Linda University until the age of 95, during which time he drove 60 miles (100 km) to assist in operations. He was one of the earliest practitioners of open heart surgery, soon after the first such procedure was performed.[6] Leonard Bailey, the surgeon who transplanted a baboon heart into a baby at Loma Linda University in 1984, trained under Wareham as a medical student in the late 1960s. The child, Baby Fae, was born prematurely with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and Bailey's surgery made international headlines.[5]

Wareham co-founded the Loma Linda University Overseas Heart Surgery Team which traveled the world performing open heart surgeries on adults and children in underdeveloped countries or those without cardiac surgery hospitals. One such trip was cut short when

King of Greece and Saudi Arabian Royalty
.

Longevity

Loma Linda, Wareham's home town has been described as USA's only

tv.com.[9] Wareham appears in How to Live Forever, a documentary film about longevity. He has also presented talks on preventative medicine and what he believes constitutes a long healthful life.[10]

Wareham's daily routine included exercise such as mowing his lawn and walking and spending time with his family. He commented that "If your cholesterol is under 150, your chances of getting a heart attack are very low", he said his own cholesterol was 117.[5]

Diet

In 2005, Wareham told

dates and nuts for dessert. He stated that this diet was similar to what God prescribed for the Garden of Eden. He avoided refined sugar and rarely ate out at restaurants unless he was ordering salmon.[3] In a 2009 interview, Wareham described himself as a vegetarian.[10] In 2011, Wareham stated that he had been a vegan for 30 or 40 years but he did not remember the precise date.[11]

Death

Wareham died at home in Loma Linda, California on December 15, 2018. He was survived by his wife Barbara, his children; Martin, John, Robert, and Julie and eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Staff (8 July 2012). "Can bees lead to a longer human life span?". cbsnews.com. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Ellsworth Wareham 1914 - 2018". legacy.com. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-1-4262-1192-8
  4. ^ Carroll, Linda; Whitman, Jake. (2015). "Living to 100 in Loma Linda, where a healthy diet comes from the Bible". today.com. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Carstensen, Melinda. "100-year-old surgeon, WWII vet who retired at age 95 shares secrets to longevity". Fox News. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  6. ^ Shuak, Zain (2009-12-02). "Q&A: Ellsworth Wareham". Glendale News-Press. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  7. ^ Medina, Jennifer (January 20, 2015). "Fast-Food Outlet Stirs Concerns in a Mecca of Healthy Living". The New York Times. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  8. ^ "Dr. Ellsworth Wareham's Secret for Staying Young". AOL. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  9. ^ "Dr. Ellsworth Wareham's Secret for Staying Young". tv.com. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  10. ^ a b SHAUK, ZAIN (2009-12-02). "Q&A;: Ellsworth Wareham". Glendale News-Press. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  11. ^ Medina, Jennifer. (2011). "Fast-Food Outlet Stirs Concerns in a Mecca of Healthy Living". nytimes.com. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

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