The heartbeat of innovation : a history of cardiac surgery at the Toronto General Hospital /
"Great innovations take place within great institutions. Founded in 1819, Toronto General Hospital (TGH) is one of Canada's oldest hospitals and has created a nurturing environment for early Canadian innovations in heart surgery. The Heartbeat of Innovation tells the story of the brilliant...
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Toronto ; Buffalo ; London :
University of Toronto Press,
[2022]
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Plates
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- PART ONE Getting Going
- Chapter One Gordon Murray
- Chapter Two Uncle Bill
- Chapter Three "Bigelow's Boys"
- Chapter Four Hypothermia Discovered
- Chapter Five The First Operations
- Chapter Six Homes
- Chapter Seven The Pacemaker
- PART TWO Full Speed Ahead
- Chapter Eight Bypass
- Chapter Nine Moving On
- Chapter Ten The Pacemaker Clinic
- Chapter Eleven Ron Baird
- Chapter Twelve The Damaged Heart
- Chapter Thirteen Valves
- Chapter Fourteen Training
- Chapter Fifteen Research
- PART THREE The Team
- Chapter Sixteen Cardiologists
- Chapter Seventeen Nurses
- Chapter Eighteen Perfusionists
- Chapter Nineteen Anesthetists
- PART FOUR Today
- Chapter Twenty Tirone David
- Chapter Twenty-One Vivek Rao
- Chapter Twenty-Two The Peter Munk Cardiac Centre
- Chapter Twenty-Three The Next Gen
- Chapter Twenty-Four Conclusion
- Appendix I: The Local, Regional, National, and International Impact of Residents and Fellows Who Trained and Studied at the Toronto General Hospital
- Appendix II: TGH Cardiac Surgeons Who Have Been Honoured by Awards and Elective Leadership Positions for Their Outstanding Contributions to Heart and Healthcare
- Appendix III: Leadership Other than Awards
- Notes
- Index
