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John Heysham Gibbon | |
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 1968 Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award portrait | |
| Born | September 29, 1903 |
| Died | February 5, 1973 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Princeton University (A.B., 1923) Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia (M.D., 1927) |
| Known for | heart–lung machine open heart surgery |
| Awards | Gairdner Foundation International Award (1960) Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award (1968)[1] Dickson Prize (1973) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | surgery |
John Heysham Gibbon (September 29, 1903 – February 5, 1973) was an American surgeon best known for inventing the heart–lung machine and performing subsequent open-heart surgeries which revolutionized heart surgery in the twentieth century. He was the son of Dr. John Heysham Gibbon Sr., and Marjorie Young Gibbon (daughter of General Samuel Young), and came from a long line of medical doctors including his father, grandfather Robert, great-grandfather John and great-great grandfather.
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