Standing on the Shoulders of the Giants: Stories of 3 Pioneers ()
Abdulsalam Y. Taha,
Jaffar S. Shehatha
Department of Cardiac Surgery, PAR Hospital, Irbil, Region of Kurdistan, Iraq and School of Surgery, University of Western Australia, Perth, Aus-tralia.
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine and Sulaimania Teaching Hospital, Sulaimania, Region of Kurdistan, Iraq.
DOI: 10.4236/ijcm.2014.54022
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Abstract
The history of medicine and surgery is a rich source of interesting
stories of genius and brave people who paved the way ahead of mankind towards
the current status of medical and surgical practice. One has to admire the
enthusiasms and courage of such people to whom millions of patients ought to be
grateful. This paper reports the inspiring stories of 3 heart surgeons (Werner
Forssmann, Dr. Lillehei and Dr. Michael E. DeBakey)
and highlights their outstanding contributions
to the modern cardiac surgery. It reminds the people to remember these three
pioneers forever and encourages people working in this field to seek
innovation.
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A. Taha and J. Shehatha, "Standing on the Shoulders of the Giants: Stories of 3 Pioneers,"
International Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol. 5 No. 4, 2014, pp. 133-137. doi:
10.4236/ijcm.2014.54022.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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