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Kantrowitz, Adrian was born on October 4, 1918 in New York City. Son of Bernard Abraham and Rose (Esserman) Kantrowitz.
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Adrian Kantrowitz, American Surgeon, educator. Public pioneer motion pictures taken inside living heart, 1950; contbr.to development pump- oxygenators for human heart surgey; pioneer development mechanic, artificial hearts; performed 1st permanent partial mechanic heart surgery in humans, 1966; 1st use phase-shift intra-aortic balloon pump in patient in cardiogenic shock; 1st human heart transplant in the United States, December 1967.
Education
AB, New York University, 1940. Doctor of Medicine, Long Island College Medicine, 1943. Postgraduate physiology, Western Reserve University, 1950.
Career
General rotating intern, Jewish Hospital Brooklyn, 1944; assistant resident, then resident surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1947; assistant resident, Montefiore Hospital, New York City, 1948; assistant resident pathology, Montefiore Hospital, 1949; fellow cardiovascular research group, Montefiore Hospital, 1949; chief resident surgery, Montefiore Hospital, 1950; adjunct surgical service, Montefiore Hospital, 1951-1955; United States Public Health Service fellow cardiovascular research, department physiology, Western Reserve U., 1951-1952; assistant professor surgery, State University of New York College Medicine, 1955-1956; associate professor surgery, State University of New York College Medicine, 1957-1964; professor, State University of New York College Medicine, 1964-1970; director cardiovascular surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, 1955-1964; director surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, 1964-1970; department chairman surgery, Sinai Hospital Detroit, 1970-1975; department chairman cardiovascular surgery, Sinai Hospital Detroit, 1975-1985; professor surgery, Wayne State University School Medicine, since 1970.
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Membership
First lieutenant to captain, Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Fellow American College of Surgeons, New York Academy Science. Member International Society Angiology, American Society Artificial Internal Organs (president 1968-1969, Barney Clark award 1993), New York County Medical Society, Harvey Society, New York Society Thoracic Surgery, New York Society Cardiovascular Surgery, American Heart Association, American Physiological Society, American College Cardiology, American College Chest Physicians, Brooklyn Thoracic SurgerySoc.
(president 1967-1968), Pan American Medical Association, Soaring Society American, American Ski Association.
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Married Jean Rosensaft, November 25, 1948. Children: Niki, Lisa, Allen.
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American
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Recipient Half-Life Moses prize to Montefiore Alumnus for outstanding research accomplishment, 1949. 1st prize science exhibit Convention New York State Medical Society, 1952. Gold Plate award American Academy Achievement, 1966. Max Berg award for outstanding achievement in prolonging human life, 1966. Theodore and Susan B. Cummings humanitarian award American College Cardiology, 1967.Recipient Half-Life Moses prize to Montefiore Alumnus for outstanding research accomplishment, 1949. 1st prize science exhibit Convention New York State Medical Society, 1952. Gold Plate award American Academy Achievement, 1966.
Max Berg award for outstanding achievement in prolonging human life, 1966. Theodore and Susan B. Cummings humanitarian award American College Cardiology, 1967.