Willem Kolff's guest appearances

Willem Kolff

What It Takes®

Ray Dalio

Reid Hoffman

Bill Gates

Bill Clinton

Buddy Guy

Lynn Nottage

Elie Wiesel

Oprah Winfrey

Toni Morrison

Bryan Stevenson

Jimmy Carter

Larry King

Jeff Bezos

George H.W. Bush

Sal Khan

OwlTail

Denton Cooley

William DeVries

The 1960's, 70's and 80's brought about a revolution in the treatment of heart and kidney disease.  Dialysis, organ transplants, coronary bypass, open heart surgery and many other procedures that we think of as almost routine today - were created during those decades. Meet three of the important innovators who, between them, have saved millions of lives.  Denton Cooley performed the first human-to-human heart transplant, Willem Kolff invented dialysis and is considered the father of artificial organs, and William DeVries was the first surgeon to implant a permanent artificial heart in a dying patient.  They tell the stories here of what led them to the forefront of their field, and describe the rewards of a career spent saving lives.  (c ) American Academy of Achievement 2021

<p>The 1960's, 70's and 80's brought about a revolution in the treatment of heart and kidney disease.  Dialysis, organ transplants, coronary bypass, open heart surgery and many other procedures that we think of as almost routine today - were created during those decades. Meet three of the important innovators who, between them, have saved millions of lives.  Denton Cooley performed the first human-to-human heart transplant, Willem Kolff invented dialysis and is considered the father of artificial organs, and William DeVries was the first surgeon to implant a permanent artificial heart in a dying patient.  They tell the stories here of what led them to the forefront of their field, and describe the rewards of a career spent saving lives.  </p><p>(c ) American Academy of Achievement 2021</p>

Denton Cooley, Willem Kolff and William DeVries: King of Hearts