Clarence Crafoord

Swedish surgeon · Sweden · Doctors · Lived 1899 to 1984 · aged 84

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Clarence Crafoord was a Swedish cardiovascular surgeon, best known for performing the first successful repair of aortic coarctation on 19 October 1944, one year before Robert E. Gross.

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A life in dates

1984Died25 February 19841962Canada Gairdner International AwardAward1958Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Aix-MarseilleAwardHonorary Fellow of the Royal College of SurgeonsAward1950Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of ParisAward1949Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of GrenobleAward1946The KTH Great PrizeAward1899Born28 May 1899

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Awards

Canada Gairdner International Award1962

Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons1958

Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Aix-Marseille1958

Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Paris1950

Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Grenoble1949

The KTH Great Prize1946

About this person

Clarence Crafoord was a Swedish cardiovascular surgeon, best known for performing the first successful repair of aortic coarctation on 19 October 1944, one year before Robert E. Gross. Crafoord also introduced heparin as thrombosis prophylaxis in the 1930s and he pioneered mechanical positive-pressure ventilation during thoracic operations in the 1940s.

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Country

Sweden