Robert Berger (surgeon)
Robert Laszlo Berger | |
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| Born | September 26, 1929 Debrecen, Hungary |
| Died | January 1, 2016 (aged 86) Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Education | Harvard University Boston University |
| Children | 2 |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Surgeon |
| Institutions | Boston City Hospital, St. Elizabeth's Medical Center (Boston), Boston University School of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
| Sub-specialties | Lung volume reduction surgery |
| Research | Cardiology, pulmonology, medical ethics |
Robert Berger (September 26, 1929 – January 1, 2016) was a Hungarian-American surgeon specializing in cardiology and pulmonology. He is known for leading the team of physicians whose patient was the first to survive surgery to implant a partial artificial heart. A Holocaust survivor, Berger is also known for his scholarship on ethics in the medical profession during and after World War II.