Journal of Chest Surgery

The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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A Cardiac Surgeon from the USA who had Worked in Korea a Half Century Ago - Dr. George Schimert -

반세기 전 한국에서 근무하였던 한 미국흉부외과 의사 - Dr. George Schimert -

  • Kim, Won-Gon (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
  • 김원곤 (서울대학교 의과대학 서울대학교병원 흉부외과학교실)
  • Published : 2008.04.05
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Abstract

Dr. George Schimert, born in 1918 in Switzerland, received his medical degrees from universities in Hungary and in Germany. After immigration to the United States, he continued medical training at several hospitals. In 1956, for pursuit of cardiac surgery, he had joined the group headed by Dr. Walt Lillehei at the University of Minnesota. During this period, in 1958, he joined Seoul National University Hospital as a overall medical adviser and adviser in surgery for 15 months in partnership with the University of Minnesota Medical School. During his stay in Korea, in addition to the works in the medical administration and education, he contributed to the early establishment of thoracic surgery program. In August 6, 1959, he performed open heart surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass for an ASD patient at Seoul National University Hospital. However, the patient died 6 hours after the operation. In 1960, after returning to the United States, he began his career at Buffalo General Hospital as the first director of its cardiac surgery program. In 1985, the Dr. George Schimert Lectureship and Medical Conference was established to honor his contributions and achievements. He died December 7, 2002.

Dr. Schimert는 1918년 스위스에서 태어나고 항가리와 독일에서 의사 면허를 취득하였다. 세계 이차 대전 직후 미국으로 이민 후 인턴, 레지던트 트레이닝을 계속한 그는 1956년 당시 심장수술로 세계적 명성을 떨치고 있던 미네소타 대학의 Dr. Lillehei의 지도하에 심장수술 트레이닝을 시작하였다. 이 기간 중인 1958년 그는 당시 미네소타 프로젝트의 일원으로 한국의 서울대학병원에 근무를 시작하였다. 이후 15개월 동안 그는 의학 총괄 자문관으로서 전반적인 의학 교육 및 행정에 참여하는 한편 당시 초창기의 흉부외과를 정립시키는데 공헌하였다. 특히 1959년 8월 6일에는 심방중격결손 환자를 대상으로 심폐바이패스를 이용한 개심술을 시행하였으나 환자는 불행히도 수술 6시간 후에 사망하였다. Dr. Schimert는 1959년 10월 미국으로 귀국하여 이듬해인 1960년에는 뉴욕 Buffalo General Hospital의 첫 심장수술 책임자로 부임하였다. 이후 동 병원에서의 기여 및 성과를 인정받아 1985년에는 그를 기념하여 Dr. George Schimert Lectureship and Medical Conference가 제정되었다. 이후 은퇴 생활 중 2002년 12월 7일 병사하였다.

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