John Heysham Gibbon
American surgeon (1903-1973) · United States · On the map · Doctors · Died at 69
John Heysham Gibbon was an American surgeon best known for inventing the heart-lung machine and performing subsequent open-heart surgeries which revolutionized heart surgery in the twentieth century.
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2004National Inventors Hall of FameAward1973Died5 February 1973Dickson Prize in MedicineAward1968Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research AwardAward1960Canada Gairdner International AwardAward1953John Scott AwardAward1903Born29 September 1903
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He was the son of Dr. John Heysham Gibbon Sr., and Marjorie Young Gibbon, and came from a long line of medical doctors including his father, grandfather Robert, great-grandfather John and great-great grandfather.
Country
United States
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1903 to 1973 · aged 69
