C. Walton Lillehei

Awards

1. 1955

   Lasker Award — Lasker–DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award

   Biology

   For advances in open-heart surgery making possible more direct and safer approaches to the heart.

2. 1963

   Canada Gairdner International Award

   Biology

   In recognition of his distinguished contribution to the knowledge of cardiac surgery and cardiac physiology and, in particular, for his pioneering contributions to open heart surgery before the development of pump oxygenators, his contributions to the improvement of the mechanical means of extra corporeal circulation, his early use of cardiac pace makers, and his practical and theoretical leadership in the development of successful surgical techniques for the correction of congenital and acquired heart defects.