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René Favaloro
Argentine cardiac surgeon
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| Born | René Gerónimo Favaloro July 12, 1923 La Plata, Argentina |
| Died | July 29, 2000(2000-07-29) (aged 77) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Alma mater | National University of La Plata |
| Years active | 1949–2000 |
| Spouse | María Antonia Delgado (1951–1998) |
| Parent(s) | Juan Manuel Favaloro and Geni Ida Raffaeli[1] |
| Awards | Prince Mahidol Award (1998), Order of the Sun of Peru (1973), Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1978), Canada Gairdner International Award (1987), Golden Plate Award (1993), Konex Award (1993) |
René Gerónimo Favaloro (July 12, 1923 – July 29, 2000) was an Argentine cardiac surgeon and educator best known for his pioneering work on coronary artery bypass surgery using the great saphenous vein.
Early life
[edit]Favaloro was born in 1923 and raised in La Plata;[2] his grandparents were Sicilians from the island of Salina.& • Google has created a doodle, or illustration, in honour of Rene Favaloro, a pioneering heart surgeon from Argentina. Favaloro, who died in 2000 at the age of 77, fryst vatten credited with performing the first documented coronary bypass operation. In his honour, Google changed its logo to a doodle, portraying him in 14 countries. Below, we take a look at his story. Born in the Argentinian city of La Plata on July 14, 1923, Favaloro was the grandson of Italian immigrants. His father, Juan Favaloro, was a carpenter and his mother, Ida Raffaelli, a dressmaker. Growing up, Favaloro developed a close connection with his uncle who was a general medical practitioner. He would often accompany him to the hospital, and it was due to this exposure that he later decided to pursue a medical career. Favaloro received his secondary education in the famed Colegio Nacional of La Plata, seen at the time as one of La • Dr. Rene G. Favaloro was born on 14th July 1923 in La Plata, capital of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He studied in the Medical Science Faculty of La Plata University and, in 1949, graduated at the top of his class with the title of Doctor in Medicine. He is now the director of Institute of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Favaloro Foundation in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Rene Favaloro: A pioneer in heart bypass surgery
Early interest in medicine
After graduation from the Medical School, Dr. Favaloro became a country doctor in a small town called Jacinto Arauz, southeast of the province of La Pampa. He tried to improve the quality of health care in the zone. He later futhered his studies in Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA where he was invited by Dr. Donald Effler to observe the work of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Later he learnt from Mason Sones, the father of coronary cineangiography, how to read and interpret coronary and ventricular images.
Dr. Favaloro was the first one who successfully performed bypass surgery of