William DeVries (born 1943) performed the first artificial heart transplant on a human patient. Dr. William DeVries and his surgical team at the University of Utah Medical Center made medical history and national headlines on 2 December 1982, when they...

1943- American Surgeon On December 2, 1982, Dr. William C. DeVries successfully implanted the Jarvik-7 artificial heart, a plastic and titanium pump powered by compressed air, in the first total heart replacement intended for permanent use. The...

William C. DeVries (December 19, 1943 - ) is an American cardiothoracic surgeon, who performed the first successful permanent artificial heart implantation (on Barney Clark), using the Jarvik-7 model. DeVries was the son of a Dutch immigrant father who...

Kinney Shoe Corp has split in half, with Carol Greer to head the Specialty Footwear div and William DeVries to head Athletic Footwear and Apparel div. Kinney will still be a legal entity, since both divisions will share support personnel such as human resources....

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - He used to be the world's best-known heart surgeon, and maybe its best-known doctor. That was two decades ago when, with Ravel's "Bolero" booming in the operating room, Dr. William DeVries raised the hopes of millions of cardiac patients by stitching...