Correspondence, Dr. Paul Baz to C. Walton Lillehei, thanks and report of progress of surgery in Mexico

Correspondence, Dr. Paul Baz to C. Walton Lillehei, thanks and report of progress of surgery in Mexico

Open Heart Surgery

Surgeons from around the world visited the University Hospitals to receive training in the innovations for open heart surgery established by the surgeons at the University of Minnesota.

Raul Baz

"B, 1956," Box 91, C. Walton Lillehei papers, uarc2000-7, University of Minnesota Archives

University of Minnesota

2-Apr-56

C. Walton Lillehei

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Open Heart Surgery

DR. RAUL BAZ
20 DE NOVIEMBRE 82 - DESP. 205-6
MEXICO, D. F.

April 2, 1956.

Doctor Walton C. Lillehei,
University of Minnesota,
The Medical School
Minneapolis 14, Min.

Dear Dr. Lillehei:

It might surprise you to hear from me and I don't blame you,
because I should have written you long time ago. Anyhow, I want
to drop you a few lines, first to thank you for all the kindness
and help you showed to me while I was in your home town and then
to say hello to you and everybody of the Surgical Staff.

As I said while visiting your wonderful University and Hos-
pital, I am working on Surgery and up to day I have performed 20
operations on dogs with the De Wall Oxygenator, reporting only one
death was reported, I did my first open heart on patient with an
I-A septal defect with success, we clamped off the cavas for six
minutes, the patient stood the procedure nicely and today he is
going home. I know that this was possible only because of the -
opportunity I had of watching you and Dr. Lewis as well as Dr. -
Varco, on the contrary it would have taken me longer to be able to
accomplish such results, therefore and once again I want to thank
you very much.

I am planning to go back for another month and a half - do
not know yet what the date will be, but I will let you know ahead
of time.

With my best regards for your wife and family and hoping to
see you soon, I remain,

Sincerely yours,

Raul Baz, M.D.

P.D.- Will you kindly send me some reprints on your latest papers
because I haven't got any ever since I left.

Thank you.

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