F. John Lewis, MD: 1916-1993.
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Abstract
F. John Lewis performed the first successful open heart operation in 1952. He was the first full-time member of the faculty of surgery at Northwestern University. This article gives a brief biography of this great surgeon.
Medical subject headings
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures/history
- History, 20th Century
- Humans
- United States