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Dr René Gerónimo Favaloro

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Dr René Gerónimo Favaloro Berühmte Gedenkstätte

Geburt
La Plata, Partido de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tod
29 Juli 2000 (im Alter von 77)
Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina
Bestattung
Feuerbestattung, Ashes scattered
Gedenkstätten-ID
6936895 Quelle ansehen

Cardiovascular surgeon. He was born at La Plata (Prov. de Buenos Aires). In 1949 he graduated from La Universidad Nacional de La Plata, becoming a doctor in Medicine. Was the first who did the bypass (saphenus vein graft) surgeon of the coronary arteries. On may, 1967, he replaced the coronary artery obstruction of a 51 year old woman at the Cleveland and Clinic, Ohio, USA. This was the beginning of the bypass surgery which gradually developed worldwide and saved millions of lives of heart patients. During his career, Dr. Favaloro performed nearly 13,000 by-passes. In 1971 he went back to Buenos Aires, where he had set up the "Favaloro Foundation" to continue helping heart patients. Sadly, on July 30, 2000, he committed suicide by shoting himself in the heart. His remains were cremated and scattered at Jacinto Arauz, Provincia de La Pampa, where he began his career 50 years earlier. He wrote "Recuerdos de un Médico Rural" (1980), "De la Pampa a los Estados Unidos" (1993) y "Don Pedro y la Educación" (1994) and more than 300 researching works.

Cardiovascular surgeon. He was born at La Plata (Prov. de Buenos Aires). In 1949 he graduated from La Universidad Nacional de La Plata, becoming a doctor in Medicine. Was the first who did the bypass (saphenus vein graft) surgeon of the coronary arteries. On may, 1967, he replaced the coronary artery obstruction of a 51 year old woman at the Cleveland and Clinic, Ohio, USA. This was the beginning of the bypass surgery which gradually developed worldwide and saved millions of lives of heart patients. During his career, Dr. Favaloro performed nearly 13,000 by-passes. In 1971 he went back to Buenos Aires, where he had set up the "Favaloro Foundation" to continue helping heart patients. Sadly, on July 30, 2000, he committed suicide by shoting himself in the heart. His remains were cremated and scattered at Jacinto Arauz, Provincia de La Pampa, where he began his career 50 years earlier. He wrote "Recuerdos de un Médico Rural" (1980), "De la Pampa a los Estados Unidos" (1993) y "Don Pedro y la Educación" (1994) and more than 300 researching works.

Biografie von: 380W


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  • Gepflegt von: Find a Grave
  • Ursprünglich erstellt von: 380W
  • Hinzugefügt: 18 Nov 2002
  • ID der Find-a-Grave-Gedenkstätte: 6936895
  • Find a Grave, Datenbank und Bilder (https://de.findagrave.com/memorial/6936895/ren%C3%A9-ger%C3%B3nimo-favaloro: aufgerufen ), Gedenkstättenseite für Dr René Gerónimo Favaloro (12 Juli 1923–29 Juli 2000), Gedenkstätten-ID bei Find a Grave 6936895, ; Gepflegt von Find a Grave Feuerbestattung, Ashes scattered.