Peter Allen (physician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetPeter Allen (physician)
Canadian surgeon
Date of Birth: 13-Dec-1921
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 17-Nov-2014
Profession: surgeon
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Peter Allen (physician)
- Peter Allen (December 13, 1921 – November 17, 2014) was a Canadian surgeon who played a leading role in improving cardiac surgery techniques.
- Along with Dr.
- Philip Ashmore, Dr.
- W.G.
- (Bill) Trapp and Dr.
- Ross Robertson, he performed the first Open Heart Surgery in British Columbia on 29 October 1957 at Vancouver General Hospital, by closing an Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) in 9 year old John Evans, using Cardiopulmonary Bypass (CPB).
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