Richard Lower (surgeon)
(1929-2008)
American pioneer of cardiac surgery, particularly in the field of heart transplantation
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Richard Rowland Lower (August 15, 1929 – May 17, 2008) was an American pioneer of cardiac surgery, particularly in the field of heart transplantation. Lower was born in Detroit, attended Amherst College, and received his medical degree from Cornell University in 1955. Lower and Norman Shumway developed many of the techniques required to conduct successful heart transplantation, including the use of hypothermia and the orthotopic technique, which became the standard technique for cardiac transplantation.
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15 August 1929 Detroit, Michigan
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17 May 2008 (aged 78) Twin Bridges, Montana
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