Dan Gavriliu Explained

Dan Gavriliu (April 26, 1915 in Brăila — November 4, 2012)^[1] was a Romanian surgeon who performed the first total surgical replacement of the human esophagus, using sections of stomach to bypass damaged or deformed tissue.^[2]

Gavriliu first performed the operation on April 20, 1951;^[3] it was the first successful replacement of a human organ. After describing his procedure in the scientific literature,^[4] however, Gavriliu did not write extensively about his research, as he could not afford to pay the publication fees.^[5]

Honors

Gavriliu was made a Knight-Cavalier of the Italian Republic and an emeritus member of the International Society of Surgery in 1983.^[6] In 1985 he was inducted into the Académie Nationale de Médecine.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Dan Gavriliu (1915–2012), the Patriarch of Romanian Surgery, Dies at 97 . 10.1007/s00268-013-1994-9 . 2013 . Tarcoveanu . Eugen . Vasilescu . Alin . Dorobat . Dumitru . Romanec . Cristian . World Journal of Surgery . 37 . 5 . 1174–1175 . 23479101 .
2. https://archive.today/20120731135155/http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/03/16/loc_heimlich16.html Heimlich falsely claims he invented surgical procedure - Romanian replaced esophagus years before
3. http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/3114.html Gavrilu's operation
4. Dan Gavriliu and Leonida Georgescu:Esofagoplastie directã cu material gastric (anastomozã eso.gastricã).Rivista Stiintelor Medicale, June 1951, 3: 33-36.
5. http://www.tefvater.org/esophageal/historyofesophagealreplacement.html History of Esophageal Replacements
6. http://www.revistachirurgia.ro/pdfs/2010-3-25.pdf "Prof. Dr. Doc. Dan Gavriliu la 95 ani"
7. http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/2612.html Biography of Gavriliu