A tribute to a great cardiologist from Grady !
Today , we post cases for coronary angiogram , just like sending clients to breakfast table ! Close your eyes. Think for a moment. It is heartening to know how cardiac catheterization grew from a humble beginning . We know , Forssman , Cournand and Richardson who shared the Nobel price for Inventing cardiac catheterization in 1930s .
Soon after it’s invention it was criticized by most, few ridiculed it outright , few others wondered about it . One man from the iconic Grady memorial hospital , attached to Emory silently adopted this procedure and almost single-handedly did more than 1500 cardiac catheterization procedure. (Between 1940-50s)
How many of us know this man from Atlanta ,Georgia ?
Some times history appears unkind. He is Dr Steads . . . to be precise Dr.Eugene Anson Stead Jr. ( 1908, - 2005)
Born in a humble background in the suburbs of Atlanta , became a great medical teacher , researcher and educator . He is one of the founding fathers of cardiac catheterization . Defined it’s usage in clinical cardiology . The other major achievement was his strong conviction that medical science is indeed simple but made complicated by complex concepts .This thought transformed in him , as he found the concept of physician assistant . He believed focused medical knowledge in young and enthusiastic mind can make huge difference in the way medical knowledge is disseminated, applied and consumed .What a stunning ...
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