Dwight Harken

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_Medical_School
gptkbp:birthYear 1910
gptkbp:deathYear 1993
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Harvard_Medical_School
gptkb:Peter_Bent_Brigham_Hospital
gptkbp:field gptkb:medicine
cardiac surgery
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dwight Harken
gptkbp:knownFor pioneering open-heart surgery
removing shrapnel from soldiers' hearts during World War II
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableAchievement developed techniques for mitral valve surgery
performed first successful series of heart surgeries to remove foreign objects from the heart
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physician
cardiologist
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Elliott_Carr_Cutler
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5