Pierre Marie Galletti

Background

Galletti, Pierre Marie was born on June 11, 1927 in Monthey, Switzerland. Son of Henri and Yvonne (Chamorel) Galletti.

Education

Bachelor in Classics, St. Maurice College, Switzerland, 1945. Doctor of Medicine, University Lausanne, Switzerland, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy in Physiology and Biophysics, University Lausanne, 1954.

Doctor of Science (honorary), Roger Williams College. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Nancy, France. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Ghent, Belgium.

Career

Assistant professor physiology, Emory University, 1958-1962; associate professor, Emory University, 1962-1966; professor, Emory University, 1966-1967; visiting professor, Emory University, 1967-1968; professor medical science, Brown U., since 1967; University professor, Brown U., since 1991; chairman division biological science, Brown U., 1968-1972; vice president biology and medicine, Brown U., 1972-1991. President Foundation for Biotechnology, Turin, Italy, since 1991. Science advising committee I-Stat, Princeton, New Jersey, 1984-1990, Sorin Biomedica S.p.A., Turin, Italy, since 1985, Cardiopulmonics, Salt Lake City, 1988-1993, Cytotherapeutics, Inc., Providence, since 1989, INCStar Stillwater, Minnesota, since 1996.

Board directors SorinBiomedica, S.p.A., since 1985, Chairman of the Board, 1987-1990. Board directors Sorin biomedical, Inc., Irvine, California, since 1993. Chairman, Board Of Directors INCStar, Stillwater, Minnesota, since 1995.

Chairman Consensus Development Conference National Institutes of Health, chairman devices and technical branch task force. Hastings lecturer National Institutes of Health, 1979. Plenary lecturer World Biomaterials Conference, 1980, 88.

McNeil Pharmaceutical Science lecturer, 1982. Whittaker lecturer biomedical Engineering Science, 1992. Lecturer German Surgical Society, 1987,Japan Society Artificial Organs, 1987-1992.

Jensen lecturer society Cardiac Anesthesiologists, 1992. Trustee Morehouse School Medicine, since 1984.

Achievements

• Pierre Marie Galletti has been listed as a notable science educator, scientist, medical by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Heart-Lung Bypass. Principles and Techniques od Extracorporeal Circulation
  • Heart-lung Bypass: Principles and Techniques of Extracorporeal Circulation

Membership

Trustee Rhode Island Philharmonic, 1988-1993. Board overseer Tufts University Medical School, since 1987. Fellow American College Cardiology, American Institute Medical Biological Engineering (vice president 1991-1993, president-elect 1993-1994, president 1994-1995).

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physiological Society, Swiss Physiological Society, American Society Artificial Organizations (president 1969-1970), International Society Artificial Organs (trustee 1991-1996), Brussels Royal Academy Medicine (foreign associate), Swiss Academy Medical Sciences (correspondent), Academy Medicine (Turin, Italy, foreign associate).

Connections

Married Sonia Aidan, December 31, 1959. 1 son, Marc-Henri.

Father:

Henri Galletti

Mother:

Yvonne (Chamorel) Galletti

Spouse:

Sonia Aidan