Interview with Dr. Viking O. Bjork [1]
In this oral history interview, William Stoney talks with Viking O. Bjork. During his innovative career in cardiothoracic surgery, Dr. Bjork was the first to develop a disk oxygenator and a tilting disk valve. Dr. Bjork discusses his early life, education, and his career in cardiothoracic surgery.
This interview is part of Dr. William S. Stoney’s History of Cardiac Surgery [3] series, housed within The Annette & Irwin Eskind Biomedical Library [4] at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. It is published on CTSNet with the permission of The Annette & Irwin Eskind Biomedical Library. All rights reserved.