John Heysham Gibbon papers, 1925-1972.

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John Heysham Gibbon papers, 1925-1972.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14324282

Collection includes correspondence, photos, typescripts, reprints, printed matter, and diplomas, certificates and awards. The collection includes material on heart-lung machine research, as well as some biographical and genealogical data.

2.5 linear ft. (6 boxes + case items)

National Library of Medicine

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National Library of Medicine

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Gibbon, John Heysham

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Dr. Gibbon was widely recognized for his pioneering efforts and invention of the heart-lung machine. He also performed the first human open heart bypass operation. As a member of the faculty at Jefferson Medical College, he held the positions of Professor of Surgery and Director of the Department of Surgery (1946-1956) and was the Samuel D. Gross Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery (1946-1967). He was widely recognized for his pioneering efforts in surgery and the invention of th...