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Albert Starr

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American surgeon

United StatesAcademicsLived 1926 to 2024 · aged 98
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Albert Starr was an American cardiovascular surgeon and was the first surgeon to successfully implant the Starr-Edwards heart valve surgically.

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2015Scientific Grand Prize of the Lefoulon-Delalande Fondation
2007Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award

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Albert Starr was an American cardiovascular surgeon and was the first surgeon to successfully implant the Starr-Edwards heart valve surgically. Starr resided and practiced in the Portland, Oregon, area and was special adviser to OHSU Dean of Medicine Mark Richardson and OHSU President Joseph Robertson (OHSU) at Oregon Health and Science University. He worked closely with the inventor of the Star-Edwards heart valve, Miles “Lowell” Edwards, to test the device and ensure its safety before its first use.

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United States
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Academics
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Lived 1926 to 2024 · aged 98
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