University of Utah. Medical Center
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
"The artificial heart: a case study of social and ethical issues posed by advanced medical technology" Collection
Collection
Identifier: OH 166
Abstract
Interviews, interview summaries, testimonies, audiocassettes, field notes, and background articles created and collected by Judith Swazey and Renee Fox as part of their study of the Jarvik-7 artificial heart's development and clinical use.
Dates:
1982-1987
William C. DeVries Papers
Collection — Box: 19 - oversized separations
Identifier: MS C 588
Abstract
William Castle DeVries is the American heart surgeon who implanted the first total artificial heart (TAH) in a human patient in 1982. His collection of correspondence, medical records, x-rays, protocol and procedural documents, reports, scientific articles, manuscripts, publicity clippings, photographic images, and audiovisual materials mostly documents his professional career at the University of Utah Medical Center and the Humana Heart Institute International. The primary focus of this...
Dates:
1946-2002