John H. Gibbon, Jr. Cardiopulmonary bypass -triumph of perseverance and character

John H. Gibbon, Jr., M.D.: surgical innovator, pioneer, and inspiration.

John H. Gibbon, Jr., Lecture: leadership in medicine.

2010 John H. Gibbon Lecture. Just say yes!

Advancing anything requires change and a new method. It can be a challenge to bring about the change that you believe in. This change however requires you to plan and say no to the old way of doing things. Fortunately there is a positive way to say no whereby important needs are met. As Ury suggests, we need to focus on how the two opposing forces need to be addressed. There is your internal fo...

A tribute to John Gibbon.

This article provides an overview of the published research of John Gibbon. It describes his experimental research on scalar timing and his development of scalar timing theory. It also describes his methods of research which included mathematical analysis, conditioning methods, psychophysical methods and secondary data analysis. Finally, it describes his application of scalar timing theory to a...

Cardiopulmonary bypass: development of John Gibbon's heart-lung machine

OBJECTIVE To provide a brief review of the development of cardiopulmonary bypass. METHODS A review of the literature on the development of extracorporeal circulation techniques, their essential role in cardiovascular surgery, and the complications associated with their use, including hemolysis and inflammation. RESULTS The advancement of extracorporeal circulation techniques has played an e...