Charles A. Hufnagel
Charles Anthony Hufnagel (born August 15, 1916 in Louisville (Kentucky) , † May 31, 1989 in Washington, DC ) was an American surgeon and university professor.
He invented the artificial heart valve , which he first used on a person, a 30-year-old woman, on September 11, 1952. He later made significant contributions to the development of the heart-lung machine .
Life
Hufnagel was the son of a doctor. He was born in Louisville and grew up in Richmond, Indiana . He graduated from the University of Notre Dame and received his PhD from Harvard Medical School . In 1950 he moved to Georgetown University , where he served as director of the surgery research laboratory and became professor of surgery. He worked on heart and other organ transplants.
In 1974 Hufnagel was chairman of a medical commission commissioned by John Sirica to examine the state of health of US President Richard M. Nixon in connection with the Watergate affair . The commission included Hufnagel, John J. Spilell Jr. from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester and Richard Starr Ross from Johns Hopkins University . Doctors found Nixon to be too sick to appear in court for at least six weeks, but did not rule out that possibility in the future.
Web links
- Obituaries: Charles A. Hufnagel, 72, Surgeon Who Invented Plastic Heart Valve In: New York Times, June 1, 1989 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ herzchir.uni-luebeck.de accessed on November 23, 2011
- ^ Court Med Unit Checks Nixon Today In: The Paris News. November 25, 1974, p. 7, accessed November 23, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hufnagel, Charles A. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hufnagel, Charles Anthony |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American surgeon |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 15, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Louisville (Kentucky) |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 31, 1989 |
| Place of death | Washington, DC |