July 14, 1923 was the birthday of Rene Geronimo Favaloro, a pioneering heart surgeon, health care provider, and humanitarian. Favaloro graduated from medical school in Argentina, and completed post graduate studies in Buenos Aires and the Cleveland Clinic. Favaloro performed the world’s first documented heart bypass surgery in 1972. His great heart was undone by… Continue reading Happy Birthday to Rene Geronimo Favaloro 1923