Arthur DeBoer
Cardiology, Physician
Who is Arthur DeBoer?
Arthur DeBoer M.D, FACS, was an American cardiologist and Professor Emeritus specializing in cardiac surgery at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine.
He was born to John and Lucy DeBoer in Gallatin County, Montana on July 2, 1917 and died on July 31, 2007 at the age of 90.
DeBoer is one of the pioneer cardiac surgeons in Chicago and was on staff at Wesley Memorial Hospital. DeBoer was the hospital's first chief of cardiothoracic surgery, and performed the first open heart operation at Wesley Memorial Hospital in 1958. He was also a pioneer in research on congenital heart defects.
The cardiovascular programs at Wesley and Passavant Hospitals were integrated in 1970 with the merger of the two institutions.
DeBoer was a member of Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society and the International Society for Vascular Specialists.
Dr. DeBoer is a graduate of Montana Normal School earning his B.E. Degree in 1938. He earned a B.S. Degree from University of Montana while teaching school.
He graduated from Northwestern University Medical School in 1946 and after serving his internship at Wesley Hospital he served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps in Asia.
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