John Heysham Gibbon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn Heysham Gibbon
American surgeon
Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1903
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 05-Feb-1973
Profession: surgeon
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About John Heysham Gibbon
- John Heysham Gibbon Jr., AB, MD, (September 29, 1903 – February 5, 1973) was an American surgeon best known for inventing the heart–lung machine and performing subsequent open heart surgeries which revolutionized heart surgery in the twentieth century.
- He was the son of Dr.
- John Heysham Gibbon Sr., and Marjorie Young Gibbon (daughter of General Samuel Young), and came from a long line of medical doctors including his father, grandfather Robert, great-grandfather John and great-great grandfather.
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