Forest Dewey Dodrill
Forest Dewey Dodrill | |
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Born | Open heart surgery | January 26, 1902
Scientific career | |
Fields | Surgery |
Institutions | Harper University Hospital, Wayne State University |
Forest Dewey Dodrill (January 26, 1902 – June 28, 1997) was a medical doctor at Harper University Hospital at Wayne State University in Michigan who performed the first successful open heart surgery using a mechanical pump.[1][2]
Biography
Dodrill was born in
Harper Hospital in Detroit where he became a staff surgeon. He undertook a thoracic surgical residency at the University of Michigan in the early 1940s, receiving a M.Ch. degree from in 1942.[3]
On July 3, 1952, Dodrill completed the first successful
References
- S2CID 35545263.
- ^ "DR. FOREST DODRILL; PIONEERED USE OF MECHANICAL HEART PUMPS". Chicago Tribune. 29 June 1997. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ Stephenson, Larry. "The Michigan Heart" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ American Heart Association. The Mechanical Heart celebrates 50 lifesaving years. 22 10 2002. 9 Feb 2008 americanheart.org Archived 2009-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Wayne State University | School of Medicine Archived June 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- S2CID 37404105.