Adrian Kantrowitz
Adrian Kantrowitz (October 4, 1918 – November 14, 2008) was an American cardiac surgeon whose team performed the world's second heart transplant attempt (after Christiaan Barnard) at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York on December 6, 1967. The infant lived for only six hours. At a press conference afterwards, Kantrowitz emphasized that he considered the operation to have been a failure.
Adrian Kantrowitz | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 4, 1918 New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | November 14, 2008 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Left ventricular assist device, heart transplantation |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cardiac surgeon |
| Institutions | L.VAD Technology, Inc. |
Kantrowitz also invented the intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), a left ventricular assist device (L-VAD), and an early version of the implantable pacemaker.
In 1981, Kantrowitz became a founding member of the World Cultural Council.
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