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Viking Olov Björk – 1918 - 2009

Professor emeritus Viking Olov Björk, the first editor of the Scandinavian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery died on February 18, 2009 in Stockholm at the age of 90 years. He was born on December 3, 1918 in Sunnansjö, Dalecarlia, Sweden.

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Paul A. Ebert – 1932 - 2009
Paul Allen Ebert, MD died in the early hours of April 21st, 2009 in Sacramento, California quite unexpectedly of an acute myocardial infarction at 76 years of age. He was a towering figure of a man, a virtual giant upon whose shoulders a generation of trainees, colleagues, admirers, sports fans, philosophers, friends, and family members stood.
18-May-2009

IN MEMORY OF DR. ROBERT J. JENSIK
Dr. Robert J. Jensik passed away March 8, 2008 at the age of 92. He was an exquisite technical surgeon and students, nurses and residents admired his ability to complete difficult resections and manage intraoperative complications.
12-March-2009

"Hail" to James W. Brooks, MD, 1922-2008
Dr. James W. Brooks passed away on September 27, 2008 at the age of 86 after a brief illness. We "hail" Dr. Brooks not only for being an outstanding teacher, clinician and surgeon, but also for his consummate professionalism - a true southern gentleman, a role model for all to emulate.
27-February-2009

David Coston Sabiston, Jr, MD
“Always the patient comes first! Attention to detail! Numbers please!” Dr. David C. Sabiston, Jr., died on January 26th, 2009 after a long illness. Echoes of these words will always live in the hearts and minds of those of us he trained at Duke University. Born in 1924, he rose to become one of the most respected and powerful leaders in modern surgery.
11-February-2009

A Tribute to Richard P. Anderson, M.D., 1934-2009 by John R. Benfield, MD
It was a deep loss for society when Richard Powell Anderson tragically died January 18, 2009. In his enormous contributions to cardiothoracic surgery and medicine, he was a leader who was consistently excellent, sensible and reliable. In his relations with family and friends, he was considerate, loving and humorous.
27-January-2009

Alan Dean Hilgenberg, MD 1944 – 2008
On Christmas Day, 2008, Dr. Alan D. Hilgenberg, 64, co-director the Thoracic Aortic Center at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Clinical Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, died after a difficult fight against pancreatic cancer.
16-January-2009

East Carolina University Dedicates Heart Institute
The dedication ceremony, held at the East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU, capped more than four years of work to bring a world-class cardiovascular disease institute to eastern North Carolina.
22-December-2008

Michael E. DeBakey, MD
In the final year of his life, Dr. DeBakey was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, a truly rare and exceptional honor. The medal, on one side shows an excellent likeness of him standing in the OR with his team. On the obverse side he chose to display an inscription stating, “The pursuit of excellence has been my objective in life.”
20-October-2007

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