Correspondence, Christiaan Barnard to Owen H. Wangensteen seeking approval to use the assistance of the scientific workshop to produce a plastic heart valve
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Title
Correspondence, Christiaan Barnard to Owen H. Wangensteen seeking approval to use the assistance of the scientific workshop to produce a plastic heart valve
Subject
Open Heart Surgery
Description
Dr. Christaan Barnard of the Department of Surgery at the University of Capetown in South Africa came to the University of Minnesota as a surgical resident in January of 1956. From 1956-1958 he was trained on the pump oxygenator system for open heart surgery, conducted research on the development of an artificial heart valve for aortic insufficiency, and completed a PhD in surgery.
Creator
University of Minnesota
Source
"Barnard, Christiaan N., 1956-1967," Box 5, Folder 142, Department of Surgery records, uarc1007, University of Minnesota Archives
Publisher
University of Minnesota
Date
1956
Rights
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Format
Document
Language
eng
Identifier
oh0103
Coverage
Open Heart Surgery
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Paper
Citation
University of Minnesota, “Correspondence, Christiaan Barnard to Owen H. Wangensteen seeking approval to use the assistance of the scientific workshop to produce a plastic heart valve,” Gallery, accessed May 3, 2024, https://gallerytemp.reclaim.hosting/items/show/3332.