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'''Michael L. Hess''' (10 August 1942 - 13 April 2019) was an American professor of cardiology and physiology at the [[Medical College of Virginia]] who was instrumental in founding the [[International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation]] (ISHLT) in 1981, and then served as its first president. |
'''Michael L. Hess''' (10 August 1942 - 13 April 2019) was an American professor of cardiology and physiology at the [[Medical College of Virginia]] who was instrumental in founding the [[International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation]] (ISHLT) in 1981, and then served as its first president. |
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He published more than two hundred research papers, with an emphasis on the increasing prevalence of [[heart failure]] and the development of [[Ventricular assist device|mechanical assist pumps]].<ref name="Novitzky1990">{{cite book|url=https:// |
He published more than two hundred research papers, with an emphasis on the increasing prevalence of [[heart failure]] and the development of [[Ventricular assist device|mechanical assist pumps]].<ref name="Novitzky1990">{{cite book|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Transplantation_and_Replacement_of_T/FjDrCAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=hess&pg=PA56&printsec=frontcover|title=The Transplantation and Replacement of Thoracic Organs: The Present Status of Biological and Mechanical Replacement of the Heart and Lungs|publisher=Kluwer Academic Publishers|others=Dimitry Novitzky|year=1990|isbn=978-94-010-6805-5|editor=David K. Cooper|page=56}}</ref><ref name=Beat>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vcuhealth.org/pauley-heart-center/the-beat/all-issues/summer-2017/a-long-storied-history-dr-michael-hess?tab=&type=article-detail|title=A Long, Storied History: Dr. Michael Hess – VCU Health Pauley Heart Center|website=vcuphc-thebeat.org|language=en-US|access-date=15 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="Eurek2017">{{cite web |title=The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation: 50 years of heart transplantation progress |url=https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/707803 |website=EurekAlert! |access-date=16 February 2022 |language=en |date=4 December 2017}}</ref> |
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==Early life and family== |
==Early life and family== |
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Michael L. Hess | |
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| Born | 10 August 1942 |
| Died | 13 April 2019 |
| Nationality (legal) | American |
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| Profession | Cardiologist |
| Institutions | Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) |
| Sub-specialties | Post heart transplantation medicine |
Michael L. Hess (10 August 1942 - 13 April 2019) was an American professor of cardiology and physiology at the Medical College of Virginia who was instrumental in founding the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) in 1981, and then served as its first president.
He published more than two hundred research papers, with an emphasis on the increasing prevalence of heart failure and the development of mechanical assist pumps.[1][2][3]
Early life and family
Michael Lees Hess was born in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, on 10 August 1942.[4][5] He attended Saint Francis University before gaining admission to the University of Pittsburgh Medical. School, from where he gained his MD and completed his residency.[4] After training in cardiology at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London he joined the physiology faculty at MCV in 1971.[4]
He married Andrea Hastillo, who he met at medical school.[5] They had one daughter.[5]
Career
Hess's early work at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) during the 1970s and 80s included taking care of Richard Lower's patients after they had received heart transplants.[6]
ISHLT
In 1980, then professor of medicine in cardiology at the Medical College of Virginia, Hess had begun to contact people active in the field of heart transplantation for the purpose of gathering information on heart transplants and creating a transplant group at the upcoming American Heart Association meeting.[7] One of his letters was sent to Edward Stinson at Stanford University, a colleague of Stuart Jamieson, who sent it to Sir Terence English.[7] The letter included the names of those Hess was contacting and explained that the aim of the group was to share protocols and gather data relating to heart transplantation.[6][7]
Later career
After retiring, he returned to VCU Health to set up a cardio-oncology program in 2013, before retiring again in 2017.[6]
Awards and honours
He received several awards for his efforts in teaching junior doctors, and students of physiology and medicicine.[7] Three of them were university honors, including VCU's Distinguished Scholarship Award, Distinguished Clinician Award, and University Award of Excellence.[7] The cardiology library at the VCU, the Dr Michael Hess Library, is named for him.[7]
Death and legacy
Hess died on 13 April 2019.[5] He was posthumously awarded the 2020 ISHLT lifetime achievement award in April 2021.[8]
Selected publications
- Hess, Michael L.; Hunt, Sharon (1 December 2017). "Conquering the first hurdles in cardiac transplantation: In the footprints of giants". The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 36 (12): 1276–1278. doi:10.1016/j.healun.2017.10.007. ISSN 1053-2498.
References
- ^ David K. Cooper, ed. (1990). The Transplantation and Replacement of Thoracic Organs: The Present Status of Biological and Mechanical Replacement of the Heart and Lungs. Dimitry Novitzky. Kluwer Academic Publishers. p. 56. ISBN 978-94-010-6805-5.
- ^ "A Long, Storied History: Dr. Michael Hess – VCU Health Pauley Heart Center". vcuphc-thebeat.org. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation: 50 years of heart transplantation progress". EurekAlert!. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Taylor, David O. (1 July 2019). "Contagious enthusiasm: Michael L. Hess, MD (1942–2019), founder and first president of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation". The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 38 (7): 794–796. doi:10.1016/j.healun.2019.05.005. ISSN 1053-2498. PMID 31122727.
- ^ a b c d "In Remembrance Dr Michael Hess | VCU The Beat". www.vcuhealth.org. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "VCU Health cardio-oncology program founder Michael Lee Hess dies at 76". VCU News. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "A Quarter Century of Achievements in Heart and Lung Transplantation". www.medscape.com. Retrieved 16 February 2022.(subscription required)
- ^ "ISHLT: The International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation - 2020 - Michael Hess, MD". ishlt.org. Retrieved 16 February 2022.