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Charles A. Hufnagel

American surgeon (1916-1989) · United States · Doctors · Died at 72

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

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Hufnagel (right) with Dr. M. S. Valiathan.Hufnagel (right) with Dr. M. S. Valiathan.Hufnagel Artificial Heart Valve in the collection of the National Museum of Health and Medicine.Hufnagel Artificial Heart Valve in the collection of the National Museum of Health and Medicine.

Awards

Mendel Medal1965

About this person

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

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Country
United States
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1916 to 1989 · aged 72

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