TY  - GEN
AB  - Thomas J. Fogarty is a surgeon and inventor of surgical and medical devices, and the founder of the Fogarty Institute for Innovation. He is best known for his invention of the embolectomy catheter, or balloon catheter. Fogarty's embolectomy catheter and his inventions that followed it have influentially shaped the contemporary development of minimally invasive surgical practices. For his contributions to health and science, Fogarty has been awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the Lemelson-MIT prize, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), as well as the Icons in Surgery award from the American College of Surgeons. This interview details Dr. Fogarty's personal life and upbringing, including his short time as a boxer, and his early experiments and successes in innovation and invention. Throughout the interview, Dr. Fogarty also discusses his introduction to the medical field and his conception of the embolectomy catheter, his medical training, his internship and residency at the University of Oregon Medical School, remembrances of mentors and colleagues, and his attitudes towards science, industry, and entrepreneurship.
DA  - 2019-06-20
DA  - 2019 June 20
DO  - 10.6083/n68y-2h04
DO  - DOI
ED  - Mullins, Richard J.
ED  - Fogarty, Thomas J.
ED  - Interviewer
ED  - Interviewee
ID  - 7721
KW  - Inventions
KW  - Heart Transplantation
KW  - Technology
KW  - Embolectomy
KW  - Surgical Instruments
KW  - Catheters
L1  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7721/files/Fogarty-Thomas_transcript.pdf
L2  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7721/files/Fogarty-Thomas_transcript.pdf
L4  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7721/files/Fogarty-Thomas_transcript.pdf
LA  - eng
LK  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7721/files/Fogarty-Thomas_transcript.pdf
N2  - Thomas J. Fogarty is a surgeon and inventor of surgical and medical devices, and the founder of the Fogarty Institute for Innovation. He is best known for his invention of the embolectomy catheter, or balloon catheter. Fogarty's embolectomy catheter and his inventions that followed it have influentially shaped the contemporary development of minimally invasive surgical practices. For his contributions to health and science, Fogarty has been awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the Lemelson-MIT prize, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), as well as the Icons in Surgery award from the American College of Surgeons. This interview details Dr. Fogarty's personal life and upbringing, including his short time as a boxer, and his early experiments and successes in innovation and invention. Throughout the interview, Dr. Fogarty also discusses his introduction to the medical field and his conception of the embolectomy catheter, his medical training, his internship and residency at the University of Oregon Medical School, remembrances of mentors and colleagues, and his attitudes towards science, industry, and entrepreneurship.
PB  - Oregon Health & Science University
PY  - 2019-06-20
PY  - 2019 June 20
T1  - Interview with Thomas J. Fogarty, M.D.
TI  - Interview with Thomas J. Fogarty, M.D.
UR  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7721/files/Fogarty-Thomas_transcript.pdf
Y1  - 2019-06-20
ER  -