Dr. Albert Sparrow, MD, talks about research in pediactric cardiology, heart surgery, and care of child patients

Description:

Dr. Albert Sparrow, MD, talks about being the first fully trained pediatric cardiologist in the state, when he came to the Department of Pediatrics and Human Development in the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University. Sparrow discusses his pioneering research during a period of tremendous progress in heart surgery, treating infants and children and developing procedures to manage small patients. Sparrow says that many ground breaking open heart surgical techniques for infants came from overseas where ethical and legal considerations allowed for more human subject experimentation. He also talks about his mentors at MSU, the great freedom he was given by the college to develop his skills and comments on the move of the MSU College of Medicine to Grand Rapids, MI. Part of the Michigan State University Faculty Emeriti Association Oral History Project.

Date Issued:

2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Subject Topic:

Career in pediatric cardiology, Faculty, Heart, Surgery, Pediatric cardiology, Research, Children, Hospital care, Human experimentation in medicine, and Moral and ethical aspects

Subject Name:

Sparrow, Albert W., Sparrow, Albert W., and Michigan State University

Subject Genre:

Interviews and Interviews

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m51g0hv6c