by Umberto Buoncristiani | Aug 15, 2021 | Pioneer Editorials
Originally published in Volume 36 Issue 9 of Artificial Organs, 11 September 2012 THE PHILOSOPHY When I was a young student of the classics in high school, I was negatively impressed by the statement Ipse dixit (meaning: he, himself said it), which, by reaction,...
by Jack G. Copeland | Aug 14, 2021 | Pioneer Editorials
Originally published in Volume 36 Issue 8 of Artificial Organs, 06 August 2012 It is an honor for me to be labeled “pioneer.” In my case, this meant taking the risk of doing something new. The risk was failure, but I was so caught up in caring for patients that the...
by Carl M. Kjellstrand | Aug 13, 2021 | Pioneer Editorials
Originally published in Volume 36 Issue 7 of Artificial Organs, 04 July 2012 In 1956, over half a century ago, I saw my first dialysis. It is difficult to believe that any other specialty in medicine could have offered a more stimulating, exciting, or rewarding...
by Don Olsen | Aug 12, 2021 | Pioneer Editorials
Originally published in Volume 36 Issue 6 of Artificial Organs, 04 June 2012 I first learned of Dr. René Favaloro (Fig. 1) in early 1984 when I had been diagnosed with coronary artery disease. I studied the literature and sought to learn which surgical procedure...
by Kazuhiko Atsumi | Aug 11, 2021 | Pioneer Editorials
Originally published in Volume 36 Issue 5 of Artificial Organs, 09 May 2012 THE DAWN OF ARTIFICIAL HEART RESEARCH IN JAPAN In 1950, the Soviet Union succeeded in achieving “Universe Flight,” and the American President John Kennedy promoted the national project...
by Zbylut J. Twardowski | Aug 10, 2021 | Pioneer Editorials
Originally published in Volume 36 Issue 4 of Artificial Organs, 10 April 2012 Real dialysis pioneers, such as John Jacob Abel, Geog Haas, Willem Johan Kolff, Nils Alwall, Georg Ganter, Arnold M. Seligman, Howard A. Frank, Jacob Fine, and others, are all deceased by...
