Brian
Barratt-Boyes died on this day in 2006.
He was made famous when he performed the first open heart surgery in
1958. He pioneered the replacement of heart valves. He had 3 heart operations himself. This is a link to the obituary that appeared
in the UK
A bit like
Steve Jobs, it appears he was a high achiever who also may not have been the
easiest guy to work for – the obituary describes him as “aggressive,
autocratic, patriarchal and tough. “ – pretty strong stuff in a world where
nothing bad is usually said about someone who has just died!
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