Interview with Dr. Alain Carpentier [1]
In this oral history interview, filmed in 2000, William Stoney talks with Alain Carpentier [3]. Dr. Carpentier discusses his groundbreaking career, including his work in mitral valve repair and replacement. He addresses the driving force behind his career: the desire to develop techniques that allow patients to be free from complications and anticoagulants.
This interview is part of Dr. William S. Stoney’s History of Cardiac Surgery [4] series, housed within The Annette & Irwin Eskind Biomedical Library [5] at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. It is published on CTSNet with the permission of The Annette & Irwin Eskind Biomedical Library. All rights reserved.