# Charles A. Hufnagel

> Charles A. Hufnagel, M.D. was an American surgeon who invented the first artificial heart valve in the early 1950s.

*American surgeon (1916-1989)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1916-08-15
- **Died:** 1989-05-31
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Charles A. Hufnagel, M.D. was an American surgeon who invented the first artificial heart valve in the early 1950s.

## Fame
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## Sources
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1063467)

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