"Did a sliver of an arc bending toward heart surgery begin for me there ... "A VIP with straightforward anatomy can be more routine than someone who isn't famous but has more challenging anatomy," he ...

Funeral services for Dr. C. Walton Lillehei, a renowned University faculty member touted by many as “the father of open-heart surgery,” will be held at Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis this morning.

Oregon-based cardiac surgeon and a retired engineer. Their artificial heart was first successfully implanted in a human in 1960 in Portland. “Oregon’s Pioneering Hearts” is the latest ...