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Wilfred Gordon Bigelow

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Canadian heart surgeon (1913-2005)

Canada DoctorsLived 1913 to 2005 · aged 91

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Wilfred Gordon "Bill" Bigelow was a Canadian heart surgeon known for his role in developing the artificial pacemaker and the use of hypothermia in open heart surgery.

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1997Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

1992F.N.G. Starr Award

1986Jason A. Hannah Medal

1981Officer of the Order of Canada

1967honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons

1959Canada Gairdner International Award

Honorary doctorate from University of Toronto

Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

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