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Dr. Albert Starr, renowned Oregon surgeon, dies at 98
His valve design has since been implanted in more than 800,000 people around the world. “Albert Starr embodied the highest qualities of a physician, an innovator and a teacher. Through his ...
OHSU is hit with a lawsuit over lost wages, age discrimination
Kaul is seeking to recover what he has lost since the pay cut took effect, about $60,274, an amount that continues to accrue ...
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Interview with Albert Starr on the invention of the first successful artificial heart valve.
Dr. Albert Starr coinvented and implanted the first successful artificial heart valve in 1960. He is currently director of academic affairs and bioscience development at Providence Health System ...
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New OPB documentary profiles the Oregon-based inventors of the first successful artificial heart valve, a breakthrough in cardiac surgery
Dr. Albert Starr was born in New York City in 1926 and received his medical degree from Columbia College in 1949. In 1957, Starr was recruited to establish the first open-heart surgery program ...
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Dr. Albert Starr, who developed the first artificial heart valve at OHSU, dies at 98
This story comes from the Portland Business Journal, a KGW news partner. Dr. Albert Starr, a world-renowned cardiovascular surgeon who co-invented and implanted the first artificial heart valve ...