InstitutoInstituto José José Manuel Manuel EstradaEstrada

•Subject: English

•Teacher: Liliana Fasce

•Pupil: Ramiro Bilardo

•Year: 1ºc

•English course: 3° secondary school

Rene Gerónimo FavaloroRene Gerónimo Favaloro

►He was born on 12 july in 1923 in La He was born on 12 july in 1923 in La Plata Argentina and he died on 29 july Plata Argentina and he died on 29 july in 2000 in Buenos Aires Argentina.in 2000 in Buenos Aires Argentina.

► Favaloro was born and raised in ´´ El Favaloro was born and raised in ´´ El Mondongo´´ in La Plata with her Mondongo´´ in La Plata with her parents, with a carpenter and a parents, with a carpenter and a designerdesigner

SchoolSchool► He completed his primary He completed his primary

school nº45 in La Plata.school nº45 in La Plata.

► Favaloro was admitted in Favaloro was admitted in the National School of La the National School of La Plata After graduating Plata After graduating from high school, he was from high school, he was admitted as Medicine admitted as Medicine student at the National student at the National University of La Plata.University of La Plata.

Primary School nº45 Manuel José de San Martín. The school has monument to Favaloro

UniversityUniversity

►During his third year, he started During his third year, he started attending the attending the Hospital Policlínico San Hospital Policlínico San MartínMartín, a medical center that received , a medical center that received the most complicated cases from the most complicated cases from practically all of Buenos Aires province .practically all of Buenos Aires province .

►He attended procedures carried out by He attended procedures carried out by professors José María Mainetti and professors José María Mainetti and Federico E.B. Christmann, from whom Federico E.B. Christmann, from whom he learned the simplicity and he learned the simplicity and standardization that he would later standardization that he would later apply to cardiovascular surgery.apply to cardiovascular surgery.

ReputationReputation

► Favaloro got interested in the developments Favaloro got interested in the developments on cardiovascular interventions, and on cardiovascular interventions, and developed an enthusiasm for thoracic developed an enthusiasm for thoracic surgery. At one visit to La Plata, he met surgery. At one visit to La Plata, he met Professor Mainetti, who pointed him in the Professor Mainetti, who pointed him in the direction of the Cleveland Clinic.direction of the Cleveland Clinic.

►When he was at Cleveland Clinic, his first When he was at Cleveland Clinic, his first worked as a resident and later on as a worked as a resident and later on as a member of the surgery team, working with member of the surgery team, working with Donald B. Effler, head of cardiovascular Donald B. Effler, head of cardiovascular surgery, F. Mason Sones, Jr.,surgery, F. Mason Sones, Jr.,

► At the beginning of 1967, Favaloro began to At the beginning of 1967, Favaloro began to

consider the possibility of using the consider the possibility of using the saphenous vein in coronary surgery. He put saphenous vein in coronary surgery. He put his ideas in practice for the first time in May his ideas in practice for the first time in May of that year. The basic principle was to of that year. The basic principle was to bypass a diseased (obstructed) segment in a bypass a diseased (obstructed) segment in a coronary artery in order to deliver blood flow coronary artery in order to deliver blood flow distally. distally.

Favaloro FoundationFavaloro Foundation► In 1971 Favaloro, returned to In 1971 Favaloro, returned to

Argentina with the dream of Argentina with the dream of developing a center of excellence developing a center of excellence similar to the Cleveland Clinic, that similar to the Cleveland Clinic, that combined medical attention, combined medical attention, investigation and education . investigation and education .

►Bearing that in mind he founded the Bearing that in mind he founded the Fundación Favaloro in 1975 with other Fundación Favaloro in 1975 with other collaborators. collaborators.

DeathDeath► By the year 2000, Argentina was already By the year 2000, Argentina was already

submerged in an economic and political submerged in an economic and political crisis, and the Favaloro Foundation was US$ crisis, and the Favaloro Foundation was US$ 75 million in debt. Favaloro on repeated 75 million in debt. Favaloro on repeated occasions petitioned the Argentine occasions petitioned the Argentine government to aid the Foundation, but he government to aid the Foundation, but he never received an official response. On July never received an official response. On July 29 of that year, Favaloro took the decision of 29 of that year, Favaloro took the decision of committing suicide by shooting himself in the committing suicide by shooting himself in the heart.heart.

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