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Lester R. Sauvage, MDﾠ founded the Hope Heart Institute

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Lester R. Sauvage, MDﾠ founded the Hope Heart Institute

In 1959, Lester R. Sauvage, MD founded the Reconstructive Cardiovascular Research Laboratory as a branch of Providence Seattle…

Mayo research led to the development of an anti-blackout suit worn by American fliers in World War II

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Mayo research led to the development of an anti-blackout suit worn by American fliers in World War II

In 1942, the U.S. government with the military secretly tasked a small group of Mayo Clinic physicians and…

Robert Gross performed the first successful corrective heart surgery for children

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Robert Gross performed the first successful corrective heart surgery for children

On Aug. 26, 1938, Robert Gross then Chief Resident in Surgery at Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, performed…