Africa’s remarkable genetic diversity yields benefits for people worldwide: Michèle Ramsay, PhD, University of the Witwatersrand, is a Fogarty grantee, who is committed to research focused on African population genetic diversity and its contribution to history, health, and disease.
Dr. Thomas J. Fogarty, a longtime Portola Valley resident who became as well known for his Fogarty Winery as for his invention of the balloon catheter, a groundbreaking medical device, died on Dec. 28, 2025, in Portola Valley.
In 1965, Dr. Thomas Fogarty published an article describing “a new method for extraction of arterial emboli and thrombi.” Fogarty’s inventions and the many others that resulted from his original embolectomy catheter heavily influenced the way surgery was performed.
Cardiovascular surgeon who invented the Fogarty catheter and was a pioneer in minimally invasive surgery. Born on , in Cincinnati, OH, USA, he died on , in Los Altos, CA, USA, aged 91 years.
Yahoo: Thomas Fogarty, inventor of the balloon catheter which revolutionised blood clot surgery
Thomas Fogarty, inventor of the balloon catheter which revolutionised blood clot surgery
The game-changing technique, later called the Fogarty catheter, was a fitting start to a long career of innovation and invention in the field of cardiovascular medicine. Fogarty holds nearly 200 ...
Cincinnati native Dr. Thomas J. Fogarty died Dec. 28 at age 91. Fogarty, a prolific inventor and surgeon, created the balloon catheter, which pioneered minimally invasive surgery, when he was a ...
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