Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center

  • Adrian Kantrowitz: the IABA and the LVAD

    Philip R. Liebson Chicago, Illinois, United States   Adrian Kantrowitz (1918-1998) I first met Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz at my fourth-year surgery oral examination. He was one of three interviewers, and although I was sure that I failed the exam, he assured me that I had done well. I next met him almost 10 years later…