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Implantation of the Syncardia Total Artificial Heart
Published on: July 18, 2014
Andrew Glenn Morrow, MD, and the Clinic of Surgery, National Heart Institute
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Abstract:
Andrew Glenn Morrow was raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. After attending the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, he then trained in surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was then appointed Chief, Clinic of Surgery at the National Heart Institute. He trained numerous clinical associates in the principles of physiologic heart surgery, precise oral presentations, and proper use of the English language in manuscripts. His Morrow procedure and numerous other investigations helped to elucidate the mysteries of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. He was an important contributor to the career of Nina Braunwald. His numerous contributions to cardiac surgery should be remembered and celebrated.
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