# Brian Barratt-Boyes

> Sir Brian Gerald Barratt-Boyes was a pioneering New Zealand cardiothoracic surgeon. He was known for early development of cardiopulmonary bypass surgery, early implantation of a cardiac pacemaker before these devices became commercially available in 1961, early use of human cadaveric aortic homografts for aortic valve replacement, and introduced the use of hypothermia and cardiac arrest for surgery in neonates and infants.

*New Zealand heart surgeon (1924-2006)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** New Zealand
- **Born:** 1924-01-13
- **Died:** 2006-03-08
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Sir Brian Gerald Barratt-Boyes was a pioneering New Zealand cardiothoracic surgeon. He was known for early development of cardiopulmonary bypass surgery, early implantation of a cardiac pacemaker before these devices became commercially available in 1961, early use of human cadaveric aortic homografts for aortic valve replacement, and introduced the use of hypothermia and cardiac arrest for surgery in neonates and infants.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 36.8

## Timeline
- **2006** - Died
- **1985** - Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
- **1971** - Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- **1970** - Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi
- **1966** - Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- **1924** - Born

## Sources
- [Brian Barratt-Boyes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Barratt-Boyes)
- [Brian Barratt-Boyes](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Barratt-Boyes)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4963059)

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