Frank Leven Albert Gerbode, popularly known as Frank Gerbode, (February 3, 1907 – December 6, 1984) was an American cardiovascular surgeon and founder of the Medical Research Institute and the Heart Research Institute at Pacific Medical Center. He performed the first open heart surgery west of the Mississippi in 1954.
Frank Leven Albert Gerbode, popularly known as Frank Gerbode, (February 3, 1907 – December 6, 1984) was an American cardiovascular surgeon and founder of the Medical Research Institute and the Heart Research Institute at Pacific Medical Center. He performed the first open heart surgery west of the Mississippi in 1954.
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