George E. Green (doctor)
George E. Green | |
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Yale Medical School | |
Occupation(s) | Cardiac surgeon, author |
Board member of | American Board of Thoracic Surgery |
Spouse |
George E. Green is an American
Early life
George E. Green was born on January 18, 1932, and raised in
Career
Green was the first cardiac surgeon to successfully perform a left coronary artery bypass graft using the
Green began working with microsurgery techniques while working as an assistant with Max Som at Beth Israel Medical Hospital Center. Som was looking for a better solution to the reconstruction of the esophagus post-cancer treatment. In order to improve on the technique, Green introduced himself to Julius H. Jacobson, who had newly arrived at the Mount Sinai Medical Center, and was the first American to publish about using a surgical microscope to anastomose the smallest blood vessels. Green was given access to Jacobson's lab and practiced the same procedure.[15][3][16]
In an excerpt from Green's "After 50 years, a personal reflection on the development of internal thoracic artery (ITA) grafting", he reported that, "Although the procedure had been prohibited at the
In 1968 Green was a spokesman for the research team at the New York University of Medicine at the annual Clinical Congress of American College of Surgeons, sharing the outcomes of 12 patients on whom he had performed the surgery.
Personal life
Green is married to children's book author Sheila Greenwald. They have two sons.[22]
References
- ^ Nancy Cacioppo, "Story of a Heart", The Journal News, page 17, February 15, 1971
- ^ "Mount Sinai Historical Timeline - 1846 - 2021 (Dr. George E. Green 1970)" (PDF). Mount Sinai Morningside. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Interview with George E. Green, MD by Norma M.T. Braun, MD". Icahn. June 17, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ "lnternal Mammary Artery-to-Coronary Artery Anastomosis: Three-Year Experience with 165 Patients by Dr. George E. Green". Annals Thoracic Surgery. September 3, 1972. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ "Medical Articles Published by GE Green". PubMed.gov. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "Surgical Revascularization of the Heart: The Internal Thoracic Arteries by Green, Singh, and Gibbons". Kenyatta University. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ a b Peggy Eastman, "Why Women Should Try to Avoid Bypasses", The Paducah Sun, page 38, June 25, 1986
- Daily News New York, page 506, May 30, 1982
- ^ David Zinman, "Dye Maps Paved Way for Bypass", The Paducah Sun, page 31, July 5, 1992
- ^ a b "Some Other Kinds of Heart Surgery", The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, page 4, April 20, 1969
- ^ Dolores Frederick, "His Heart Detour Great", The Pittsburgh Press, page 1, March 4, 1973
- Press and Sun-Bulletin, page 29, December 23, 1985
- ^ William Rice, "They Command an Arsenal That Fights For Life", Daily News in New York, page 11, January 21, 1971
- New York Times. August 9, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "Oral history interview conducted by Dr. William Stoney with Dr. George Green on May 5, 1998". Vanderbilt Library. May 5, 1998. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ a b "Demand Increases for Artery Bypass Surgery", The Boston Globe, page 115, December 10, 1972
- PMID 30505749.
- ^ Delos Smith, "Microscopic Surgery Saves Heart Patients", Indianapolis News, page 3, October 16, 1968
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- ^ "Coronary Artery Surgery Clifton Symposium Topic", The Herald-News in New Jersey, page 14, May 6, 1972
- ^ "American Heart Association Underway Now", The Daily News in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, page 30, May 3, 1973
- ^ "Surgeon Takes Shortcut to Relieve Heart Surgery", Daily News, page B-50, May 30, 1982