Kurt Amplatz created Goose-Neck Snares used to retrieve broken catheters from the cardiovascular system
In 1995, Kurt Amplatz, M.D. created Goose-Neck Snares which are used to retrieve broken catheters and other items…
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12-year-old boy from Everett underwent the first heart transplant at Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center
On Oct. 26, 1994, a 12-year-old boy from Everett underwent the first heart transplant at Children’s Hospital and…
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Johnson ﾠ&ﾠ Johnson introduced PALMAZ-SCHATZ stent, the first coronary stent, revolutionized cardiology
In 1994, Johnson ﾠ&ﾠ Johnson introduced PALMAZ-SCHATZ stent, the first tube-shaped coronary device that was inserted into arteries,…
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Diagnostics | Disease | NIH | Oncology | Therapeutics | Women's Health
Albert Einstein College becomes the only New York City medical school selected by the NIH to participate in the Women’s Health Initiative
In 1994, Albert Einstein College of Medicine becomes the only New York City medical school selected by the…
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Stanford Medicine researchers demonstrated that lifestyle changes and drug therapy decrease heart attack rates
In 1993, Stanford Medicine researchers led by William Haskell demonstrated that lifestyle changes and drug therapy decrease heart…
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Baim Institute for Clinical Resarch was founded
In 1993, the Baim Institute was first founded as the Cardiovascular Data Analysis Center (CDAC) by Donald S….
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Disease | FDA | Medical Device | Therapeutics
Bill Schroeder, the second human recipient of the Jarvik 7 artificial heart, died after living 620 days
On Aug. 6, 1986, Bill Schroeder from Jasper, Indiana, the second human recipient of the Jarvik 7 artificial…
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Surgeons implanted a Total Artificial Heart into a 25-year-old grocery store clerk
On Aug. 29, 1985, Dr. Jack Copeland, a cardiac surgeon at University Medical Center (now Banner—University Medical Center…
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Disease | FDA | Medical Device | Therapeutics
Bill Schroeder, the second human recipient of the Jarvik 7 artificial heart, was discharged from the hospital
On Apr. 6, 1985, Bill Schroeder from Jasper, Indiana, the second human recipient of the Jarvik 7 artificial…
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Michael Stuart Brown was awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine
In 1985, Michael Stuart Brown from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas was awarded the…
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Doctors at Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania performed the world’s first heart-liver transplant
On Feb. 14, 1984, the world’s first successful combined heart-liver transplant was performed in Pittsburgh at UPMC Children’s…
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A University of Utah team successfully implanted the Jarvik-7 into Seattle dentist Barney Clark
On Dec. 2, 1982, a team led by William DeVries, at the University of Utah, successfully implanted the…
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John Vane was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
In 1982, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly to Sune K. Bergstrom, Bengt I….
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CDC Launched National surveillance for Lyme disease
In 1982, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched a national surveillance for tick-borne Lyme…
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Stanford Medicine performed first successful human combined heart/lung transplant in the world
On Mar. 9, 1981, just minutes past midnight, Mary Gohlke, a 45-year-old Arizona woman dying of primary pulmonary hypertension,…
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Gladstone Institutes was founded
In 1979, the Gladstone Institutes was founded from an endowment from J. David Gladstone, a self-made man who…
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Ontario researchers demonstrated that Aspirin can prevent strokes
On Jul. 13, 1978, Ontario researchers published the results of a study led by Dr. Henry Barnett that…
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St. Jude Medical was founded in Suburb of St. Paul
In 1976, St. Jude Medical was founded by Manny Villafana in Little Canada, a suburb of Saint Paul….
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Kurt Amplatz published radiographic changes in the postoperative patient in Cardiovascular Diseases
On Jan. 1, 1975, Kurt Amplatz published Radiographic changes in the postoperative patient in Cardiovascular Diseases. Amplatz, M.D.,…
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University of Washington researchers published first reports of ultrasonic duplex scanning for arterial and venous disorders
On Mar. 1, 1974, researchers from the University of Washington (UW) published in Transactions in Biomedical Engineering, the…
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World’s first successful experimental coronary artery bypass graft operation was performed at the Hope Heart Institute
On Oct. 27, 1967, Dr. Lester R. Sauvage performed the first ‘bloodless’ open-heart surgery in the Northwest on…
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Dr. Michael DeBakey performed the first coronary bypass surgery
On Nov. 23, 1964, Dr. Michael DeBakey and Jimmy Howell performed the first successful coronary artery bypass graft…
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University of Mississippi Medical Center doctors transplanted chimpanzee heart into dying patient
On Jan. 16, 1964, a team of doctors led by Dr. James D. Hardy, professor of surgery and…
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OMRF’s Dr. Petar Alaupovic created a classification and naming system for apolipoproteins
In 1964, Dr. Petar Alaupovic from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) created a classification and naming system…
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The Texas Heart Institute was founded
In 1962, The Texas Heart Institute was founded by world-renowned cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Denton A. Cooley. Today, the…
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Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Life Science History | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
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…
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C. Walton Lillehei and Dr. Richard A DeWall at the University of Minnesota Heart Hospital co-invented a heart-lung machine
In 1958, C. Walton Lillehei and Dr. Richard A. DeWall at the University of Minnesota Heart Hospital co-invent…
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University of Washington physicians and surgeons performed the West Coast’s first open heart surgery
On Aug. 1, 1956, Dr. K. Alvin Merendino at the University of Washington in Seattle performed the first successful…
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Dr. C. Walton Lillehei performed the world’s first open-heart operation using cross-circulation
On Mar. 26, 1954, Dr. C. Walton Lillehei at the University of Minnesota performed the world’s first open-heart…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Life Science History | Medical Device | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
Quinton Instruments was founded by University of Washington biomedical engineer Wayne Quinton
In 1953, Quinton Instruments was founded by University of Washington biomedical engineer Wayne Quinton with the initial focus…
