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40 Years of Thoracic Organ Transplantation
Contributor(s): Alivizatos, Peter (Author)

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 ISBN: 1646694996     ISBN-13: 9781646694990
Publisher: Peter Alivizatos
OUR PRICE: $33.20  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: October 2019
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- Medical | Medical History & Records
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.02 lbs) 170 pages
Features: Dust Cover, Illustrated
 
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In this collection of articles, Dr. Alivizatos reviews his experience with thoracic organ transplantation in the United States, Britain, and Greece. He presents not only the outcomes and the lessons learned, but also the political struggles--providing new insights into the history of transplantation. In his inimitable style, Dr. Alivizatos also relates stories of working with several surgical giants, including Dwight Harken, Richard R. Lower, and Sir Magdi Yacoub. This book will appeal to medical and nonmedical readers alike who have an interest in organ transplantation.

Contributor Bio(s): Alivizatos, Peter: - Peter A. Alivizatos, MD, was born into a Greek medical family with a long tradition of achieving recognition through public service. After his medical studies and a residency in general surgery, he embarked on long and arduous training in the USA-after England-in order to qualify for the boards in general surgery, as well as in thoracic surgery. It was during those years that he had the rare opportunity to work under three "giants" who made history: Dwight E. Harken, the father of cardiac surgery; Richard R. Lower, the true pioneer of heart transplantation; and Sir Magdi H. Yacoub, the Renaissance genius of our times in cardiac surgery and transplantation. In 1985, he assumed responsibility for starting heart transplantation at Baylor University Medical Center, and by the time he returned to Greece in 1996, the program had performed 233 heart, heart/lung, and lung transplants, including all the "firsts" in North Texas. He created a similar program on a smaller scale at the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center in Athens, based on the principles and lessons learned at Baylor, achieving survival well above internationally reported rates.
 
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