The journey

The journey

On the occasion of the 70th Anniversary of the American Society for Internal Organs (ASAIO) I was invited to give a keynote address. I entitled my presentation “The Journey,” my journey, your journey. I’m appreciative to the Boards of ASAIO and the International...
The journey

2001: An artificial heart odyssey

 Louis E. Samuels Louis E. Samuels Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Louis E. Samuels was born and raised in New York, attending the U. of Rochester where he received his...
The journey

Look Again

    Stephen R. Topaz After graduating from Purdue University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mr.Topaz joined Dr. Willem Kolff’s lab at the Cleveland Clinic. Here, he helped design, build, and operate artificial hearts, developed the Intra-Aortic Balloon...