Dr. Robert Booth
Since the 1970s, Dr. Robert Booth has been working to improve total joint replacement surgeries through the development of new prosthetic knees and other medical equipment
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Dr. Robert Fischell
Dr. Robert Fischell, Sc.D, developed a rechargeable pacemaker that lasts up to 10 years.
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Dr. Thomas Fogarty
Dr. Thomas Fogarty developed a tool which has revolutionized the removal of blood clots, known as embolisms. Prior to the implementation of his invention, now known as the Fogarty catheter, embolectomies were highly invasive procedures with low success rates and long recovery times.
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Dr. Wayne Grody
Dr. Wayne Grody developed a test which determines the likelihood of parents passing on cystic fibrosis to their future children by testing their DNA.
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Dr. Martin Malawer
Dr. Martin Malawer developed a system which revolutionized the treatment of patients with bone and soft-tissue cancer. Prior to his innovation, almost 100 percent of patients with bone and tissue cancer were forced to have the infected limb amputated, but now only six percent of American patients with this type of cancer must undergo an amputation.
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Dr. Julio Palmaz
Dr. Julio Palmaz was inspired by the potential of angioplasty and sought to develop better ways of treating cardiovascular disease without invasive surgery.  After years of work, Dr. Palmaz performed the first human balloon-expandable stent procedure paving the way for stenting to become a standard treatment option for clogged coronary arteries.
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Dr. Stephen Trokel
Thanks to the hard work of physicians like Stephen Trokel, MD, refractive laser eye surgery is now a common, life-enhancing procedure which has dramatically changed the way vision problems are corrected today.
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Dr. Paul Yock
Dr. Paul Yock developed a system called Intravascular Ultrasound, which enables doctors to view the inside of patients' veins during angioplasties and other medical procedures.
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