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Initially, I chose to work for two
years as a clinical associate in the
Cancer Institute at the National
Institutes of Health. Those early,
very courageous, heart surgeons
fascinated me, however. Back then,
doctors worked with local engi-
neers and put together their own
heart-lung machines. These days,
of course, medical equipment
manufacturers produce the
machines. In those early years,
though, heart surgeons were left to
create their own devices. After
completing my residency, I decided
to turn to heart surgery.
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Norman Silverman, M.D., division
head of Cardiac and Thoracic
Surgery at Henry Ford Hospital,
is a board-certified heart surgeon,
and a member of the Henry Ford
Medical Group. Dr. Silverman
talks about advances in heart
surgery.
When the first successful heart
valve surgeries were being done in
the early 196os, I had almost no
exposure to heart surgery. I did my
residency at Duke University
Medical Center, which has a long
tradition of cardiac surgery. At
that time, heart operations took all
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The biggest development in this
field, now and in the near future,
is artificial hearts. Not just as a
temporary bridge to a transplant,
but many will become permanent.
They are limited tools, with defined
longevity.
We have put a man on the moon.
We should be able to make a
permanent replacement device
that is powered reliably and can
interact with blood elements. It is
attainable, and I believe, the wave
of the future.
I feel we also need to concentrate
on those aspects of surgery and
treatment that are more effective.
In a relatively new procedure, done
in conjunction with bypass and
valve surgery, we can surgically
remodel the heart. We have the
capability to actually reduce the
size of an enlarged heart.
I have great
admiration for
heart transplant
patients who
have faced
prolonged heart
disease and may
have had assist
devices, while
knowing that
Norman
these devices
Silverman, M.D.
don't last forev-
er. They've been
through trauma, transplant, and
they form remarkable support
groups.
However, a physician must have
objectivity to treat every patient
with the same level of care. You
must certainly have empathy for
their situations, but you can't
become personally involved.
Generally, what heart surgeons do
requires technical skill, but there
isn't much room for error. The
consequences of a single mistake
can be catastrophic. When you've
been doing this long enough, you
realize how much you need to
know, as opposed to how much you
already know. Physicians are
always learning to keep up with
advances in medicine.
As a kid growing up in
Massachusetts, I raced small
sailing dinghies. Now, I race large
boats and have had modest
success, winning the "Port Huron
to Mackinac" and the "Chicago to
Mackinac" races.
In a boat race, you don't win by
yourself. You need preparation,
training, crew, equipment and
knowledge.
It's the same with heart surgery.
The surgeon doesn't treat the
patient alone. It requires a correct
diagnosis, accurate preparations, a
skilled anesthesiologist, additional
operating room personnel, and
intensive care unit staff. It's this
teamwork that brings success.
For more information or to make an
appointment call 1-Soo-HENRYFORD or
visit our Web site www.henryfbrd.com
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