Forest Dewey Dodrill

Forest Dewey Dodrill

Forest Dewey Dodrill
Born 26 January 1902
Webster Spring
Died 28 June 1997
Nationality United States
Fields surgery
Institutions Harper University Hospital, Wayne State University
Known for open heart surgery

Forest Dewey Dodrill was a doctor at Harper University Hospital at Wayne State University in Michigan.[1] Forest Dewey Dodrill was born on 26 January 1902, in Webster Spring. After receiving a bachelor's degree from West Virginia University in 1925, he attended Harvard Medical School, graduating in 1930. Dodrill was an intern and resident at Harper Hospital in Detroit, and he got a M.Ch. degree from the University of Michigan in 1942.

On July 3, 1952 Dodrill completed the first successful open heart surgery on the left ventricle of Henry Opitek. He used a machine developed by himself and researchers at General Motors, the Dodrill-GMR, considered to be he first operational mechanical heart used while performing open heart surgery.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ Stephenson, Larry W; Arbulu Agustin, Bassett Joseph S, Silbergleit Allen, Hughes Calvin H (2002). "Forest Dewey Dodrill: heart surgery pioneer. Michigan Heart, Part II". Journal of cardiac surgery 17 (3): 247–57; discussion 258–9. doi:10.1111/j.1540-8191.2002.tb01210.x. PMID 12489912. 
  2. ^ American Heart Association. The Mechanical Heart celebrates 50 lifesaving years. 22 10 2002. 9 Feb 2008 americanheart.org
  3. ^ Wayne State University | School of Medicine
  4. ^ Stephenson, Larry W; Arbulu Agustin, Bassett Joseph S, Silbergleit Allen, Hughes Calvin H (2002). "The Michigan Heart: the world's first successful open heart operation? Part I". Journal of Cardiac Surgery 17 (3): 238–46; discussion 258–9. doi:10.1111/j.1540-8191.2002.tb01209.x. PMID 12489911.