Victor Greco

Victor Greco

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Description

Dr. Greco was a member of the Jefferson team that performed the first successful open-heart surgery in 1953 using the Heart-Lung Machine developed at Jefferson by John H. Gibbon, Jr., M.D. ‘27. During his distinguished career as a Thoracic Surgeon, Dr. Greco was the recipient of numerous accolades. He was a member of the advisory council to the director of the National Institutes of Health, Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, and a member of the State Board of Medicine appointed by then Governor Casey. Dr. Greco was also nominated to serve on President Clinton’s National Health Board and received UNICO’s prestigious Marconi Science Award in 2012.

Publication Date

Fall 2019

City

Philadelphia

Keywords

Jefferson Medical College, alumni, oral histories, University of Scranton, heart-lung machine, surgery, John H. Gibbon, Cecelia Bavolek, Muhammad Ali

Disciplines

History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences | Surgery

Comments

DISCLAIMER: These oral histories express the personal views, memories, and opinions of the interviewee. They do not represent the policy, views, or official history of Thomas Jefferson University.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce these oral histories must be obtained in writing from the Thomas Jefferson University Archives and Special Collections. No use (beyond limited quotation) should be made of the transcripts of these interviews without authorization.

Provenance

Interview was conducted by Ryan Baumuller with Dr. Victor Greco in Fall 2019

Victor Greco

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