About Robert H. Goetz
Lived 1910 – 2000 (aged 90). Robert H. Goetz was a German physician and surgeon.
Robert Hans Goetz (17 April 1910, Frankfurt – 15 December 2000, Scarsdale, New York) was the surgeon who performed the first successful clinical (i.e., human) coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The surgery was performed May 2, 1960 using the left internal thoracic artery. The graft remained patent, as demonstrated by angiography, and the patient remained free of angina for one year. While names such as Michael Debakey, Christiaan Barnard (a student of Goetz in Cape Town), and others are well known, Goetz gained little recognition.
Goetz was associate professor of surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1957 and later professor of surgery at Bronx Municipal Hospital in 1961. He retired in 1982.
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Who was Robert H. Goetz?
surgeon (1910–2000)
When was Robert H. Goetz born?
Robert H. Goetz was born on 17 April 1910 in Frankfurt.
When did Robert H. Goetz die?
Robert H. Goetz died on 15 December 2000 in Scarsdale.
What was Robert H. Goetz's occupation?
Robert H. Goetz was a physician and surgeon.
What nationality was Robert H. Goetz?
Robert H. Goetz was German.
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