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Surgery... is always second best. If you can do something else, it's better. Surgery is limited. It is operating on someone who has no place else to go.

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John W. Kirklin

John W. Kirklin

Born: April 5, 1917
Died: April 21, 2004 (aged 87)
Bio: John Webster Kirklin was an American surgeon who made early contributions to cardiac surgery. He enhanced the heart-lung bypass machine to make it feasible for routine use. Kirklin led the surgery departments at the Mayo Clinic and the University of Alabama School of Medicine.

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