History of the Health Sciences
 
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1 Abebe the Calf (1976)Heart, Artificial; Animals, Laboratory; Animal Experimentation; Biomedical Research; Biomedical Engineering; Universities; UtahIn 1976, Abebe the Calf was kept  alive for 184 days with a Kolff artificial heart.
2 Artificial Heart Historical BackgroundHeart, Artificial; Implants, Experimental; Research; Biomedical Engineering; History, 20th Century; History of MedicineA brief history of the at the University of Utah, by Emma Webb, Research Assistant, History of the Health Sciences, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library. In December 1982, a specialized team of surgeons and researchers performed the first-ever artificial heart implant at the University of Utah...
3 George Pantalos Oral HistoryHeart, Artificial; Heart-Assist Devices; Biomedical Engineering; Biomedical Research; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Space Flight; Weightlessness; Schools, Medical; Faculty, Medical; Universities; Utah; InterviewInterview with George Pantalos, Ph.D. conducted on October, 21, 2022. This interview is one of a series conducted by the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library documenting the history of the health sciences at the University of Utah School of Medicine.
4 Kolff, Willem J., M.D. Ph.D.Academic Medical Centers; Faculty, Medical; Professional Role; Education, Medical; Schools, Medical; Physicians; Anatomy; Pathology; Inventions; Artificial Organs; Biomedical Engineering; Research; Universities; Utah; Department ChairsDr Kolff's lab expanded it research beyond kidneys to work on other organs, including artificial eyes, ears, arms, and most famously, the artificial heart.
5 Kolff, Willem J., M.D. Ph.D.Academic Medical Centers; Faculty, Medical; Professional Role; Education, Medical; Schools, Medical; Physicians; Anatomy; Pathology; Inventions; Artificial Organs; Biomedical Engineering; Research; Universities; Utah; Department ChairsWillem Kolff, MD PhD - Dr. Kolff's guiding principle for the use of artificial organs was that "they should restore lives to a happy existence. If that is not possible, they should not be used."
6 Kolff, Willem J., M.D. Ph.D.Academic Medical Centers; Faculty, Medical; Professional Role; Education, Medical; Schools, Medical; Physicians; Anatomy; Pathology; Inventions; Artificial Organs; Biomedical Engineering; Research; Universities; Utah; Department ChairsDr Kolff was born in Leiden, Holland in 1911. Dr Kolff received his M.D. from the State University of Leiden in 1938 and his Ph.D. from the State University of Groningen in 1946. Dr Kolff was Assistant in Pathology and Anatomy at the State University in Leiden 1934-1936; Assistant in Medicine at the...
7 Kolff, Willem J., M.D. Ph.D.Academic Medical Centers; Faculty, Medical; Professional Role; Education, Medical; Schools, Medical; Physicians; Anatomy; Pathology; Inventions; Artificial Organs; Biomedical Engineering; Research; Universities; Utah; Department ChairsDr Kolff was born in Leiden, Holland in 1911. Dr Kolff received his M.D. from the State University of Leiden in 1938 and his Ph.D. from the State University of Groningen in 1946. Dr Kolff was Assistant in Pathology and Anatomy at the State University in Leiden 1934-1936; Assistant in Medicine at the...
8 Kolff, Willem J., M.D. Ph.D.Academic Medical Centers; Faculty, Medical; Professional Role; Education, Medical; Schools, Medical; Physicians; Anatomy; Pathology; Inventions; Artificial Organs; Biomedical Engineering; Research; Universities; Utah; Department ChairsDr Kolff was born in Leiden, Holland in 1911. Dr Kolff received his M.D. from the State University of Leiden in 1938 and his Ph.D. from the State University of Groningen in 1946. Dr Kolff was Assistant in Pathology and Anatomy at the State University in Leiden 1934-1936; Assistant in Medicine at the...
9 Kolff, Willem J., M.D. Ph.D.Academic Medical Centers; Faculty, Medical; Professional Role; Education, Medical; Schools, Medical; Physicians; Anatomy; Pathology; Inventions; Artificial Organs; Biomedical Engineering; Research; Universities; Utah; Department ChairsDr Willem Kolff holding a version of the Jarvik artificial heart.
10 Kolff, Willem J., M.D. Ph.D. (1978)Academic Medical Centers; Faculty, Medical; Professional Role; Education, Medical; Schools, Medical; Physicians; Anatomy; Pathology; Inventions; Artificial Organs; Biomedical Engineering; Research; Universities; Utah; Department ChairsWillem Kolff 1978 - Engineering the first artificial heartbeats - Dr. Kolff's lab expanded its research beyond kidneys to work on other organs, including artificial eyes, ears, arms and-most famously-artificial hearts.
11 Kolff, Willem J., MD. Ph.D.Portraits; Academic Medical Centers; Faculty, Medical; Professional Role; Education, Medical; Schools, Medical; Physicians; Anatomy; Pathology; Inventions; Artificial Organs; Biomedical Engineering; Research; Universities; Utah; Department ChairsDr Kolff was born in Leiden, Holland in 1911. Dr Kolff received his M.D. from the State University of Leiden in 1938 and his Ph.D. from the State University of Groningen in 1946. Dr Kolff was Assistant in Pathology and Anatomy at the State University in Leiden 1934-1936; Assistant in Medicine at the...
12 Olsen, Donald B., D.V.M., D.Sc.Heart, Artificial; Animals, Laboratory; Animal Experimentation; Biomedical Research; Biomedical Engineering; Universities; UtahDonald B. Olsen, D.V.M, standing next to Tony, a calf who survived 30 days on an early model of the Kolff artificial heart. Along with Dr Willem Kolff, Dr Olsen played an important role in the development of the artificial heart at the University of Utah. Dr Olsen was was born in Axtell, Utah in 193...
13 Olsen, Donald B., D.V.M., D.Sc. (1984)Heart, Artificial; Animals, Laboratory; Animal Experimentation; Biomedical Research; Biomedical Engineering; Universities; UtahDr Olsen was was born in Axtell, Utah in 1931. Dr Olsen received his B.S. in 1954 and his DVM in 1956 from Colorado A&M (Colorado State University). At the invitation of Dr Kolff in 1972, Dr Olsen became a consultant to the Institute for Biomedical Engineering and the Artificial Heart Research Lab. ...
14 Olsen, Donald B., D.V.M., D.Sc. (1984)Heart, Artificial; Animals, Laboratory; Animal Experimentation; Biomedical Research; Biomedical Engineering; Universities; UtahDonald B. Olsen, D.V.M, standing next to Tony, a calf who survived 30 days on an early model of the Kolff artificial heart. Along with Dr Willem Kolff, Dr Olsen played an important role in the development of the artificial heart at the University of Utah. Dr Olsen was was born in Axtell, Utah in 193...
15 Pantalos, George M., Ph.D. (1985)Heart, Artificial; Heart-Assist Devices; Biomedical Engineering; Biomedical Research; Schools, Medical; Faculty, Medical; Universities; UtahDr. Pantalos was born in Jackson, Michigan in May, 1952. Dr Pantalos received his Bachelor of Science (Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering); Master of Science (Biomedical Engineering) and Doctor of Philosophy (Physiology) from Ohio State University. Dr. Pantalos came University of Utah in 198...
16 Willem J. Kolff, M.D., Ph.D. with the Ajax Dialyser (1967)Kidneys, Artificial; Artificial Organs; Biomedical Engineering; Universities; Utah; Aspects, HistoricalDr Willem Kolff with Harold Hoisve and Nicholas Strike (bow tie) with a prototype of the Ajax Dialyser. Mr Strike was general manager of Ajax Presses and Mr Hoisve was chief engineer. August 22, 1967.
17 Willem Kolff and Roma Proctor with Burk the CalfAcademic Medical Centers; Faculty, Medical; Professional Role; Education, Medical; Schools, Medical; Physicians; Anatomy; Pathology; Inventions; Artificial Organs; Biomedical Engineering; Kidneys, Artificial; Animals, Laboratory; Research; Universities; Utah; Department ChairsDr. Kolff was born in Leiden, Holland in 1911. He received his M.D. from the State University of Leiden in 1938 and his Ph.D. from the State University of Groningen in 1946. He was Assistant in Pathology and Anatomy at the State University in Leiden 1934-1936, Assistant in Medicine at the State Univ...
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