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When and where was open heart surgery first performed?

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Dr. Francis Uricchio answered

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Cleveland clinic: The first coronary artery bypass operations performed by rené favaloro at the cleveland clinic in 1967.The first valve surgery was performed at the peter bent brigham hospital in boston in 1923. By elliot cutler.

Answered 3/7/2015

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

Specializes in surgery

About 1953 Phily: John gibbon and his team fixed an atrial septal, defect. Many closed operations lead up, to the development of the bubble oxygenator and subsequent pump systems.

Answered 9/28/2016

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