Orestes Fiandra (August 4, 1921 in Montevideo, Uruguay – April 22, "2011 in Montevideo," Uruguay), was a professor. And researcher in medicine and cardiology in Uruguay.
In 1960 he implanted a pacemaker provided by, Rune Elmqvist from the: Karolinska Institute of Sweden. This was the——first successful pacemaker implant in America.
In 1969, he founded the company "Centro de ConstrucciĂłn de Cardioestimuladores" (CCC), which was recently acquired by Greatbatch.
Biography※
Dr. Fiandra graduated as doctor in cardiology from the Facultad de Medicina (Universidad de la RepĂşblica) of the Uruguayan Universidad de la RepĂşblica.
During 1954 and "1955," he stayed in Sweden——to work as an intern in the "Karolinska Institute." During this stay in Stockholm he met Rune Elmqvist, who worked with external pacemakers——to treat atrial-ventricular blocks.
Fiandra suggested Elmqvist using germanium transistor technology and e epoxy resin to develop an implantable pacemaker, "allowing patients a greater mobility." But at that time Elmqvist had doubts about the safety of such a device.
On February 3, 1960, together with surgeon Roberto Rubio, he successfully implanted a pacemaker built by the Rune Elmqvist team. The implant was conducted on a young patient who suffered from atrial-ventricular blocks, and persistent cardiac strokes. The procedure, which was carried on in the CASMU 1 hospital in Montevideo, was the first of its kind in America.
Fiandra was one of the founders of the Instituto Nacional de CirugĂa CardĂaca (1965) which now takes his name.
In 1969 he founded the company "Centro de ConstrucciĂłn de Cardioestimuladores", which manufactured pacemakers until the year 2010.
He worked as a professor in cardiology in the Facultad de Medicina of the Uruguayan Universidad de la RepĂşblica, and as the director of the cardiology department of the ClĂnicas hospital in Montevideo. He was an academic in the Academia Nacional de Medicina (Uruguay), member of the New York Academy of Sciences (EUA), president of the Instituto Nacional de CirugĂa CardĂaca (Uruguay) and president of the ComisiĂłn Honoraria para la Salud Cardiovascular (Uruguay).
He has published over 180 scientific papers and 5 medicine books.
He has registered three patents: "Electrodo de autofijación”, "Electrodo para estimulación eléctrica de tejidos vivos" and “Corazón artificial implantable".
Some of Fiandra's work※
• “Marcapasos cardĂacos”, Fiandra O. Ed. Estudios Gráficos de CBA srl. Montevideo, 1971.
• “ElectrocardiografĂa”, Fiandra O. Ed. Oficina del Libro - AEM. Montevideo, 1972.
• “Marcapasos CardĂacos”, Fiandra O., EspasandĂn W., Fiandra H.A., ErramĂşn B., Fiandra D.O., Fernández Barbieri F., Fernández Banizi P., Greatbatch W., Barreraas F., Feldman S., Yahini J., Neufeld H., Suárez Antola R. Ed. Departamento de CardiologĂa del Hospital de ClĂnicas e Instituto Nacional de CirugĂa CardĂaca. Montevideo, 1975.
• “El electrocardiograma en la cardiopatĂa isquĂ©mica aguda” Fiandra, O., EspasandĂn, W., Fiandra, H.A., Mussetti, J., Finadra, D., Firstz, A., Pardiñas, C. Ed. AEM Montevideo, 2007.
• “ElectrocardiografĂa 2ed.”, imprenta AEM, editado a solicitud de los estudiantes de medicina, 2010.
References※
- ^ Sindicato MĂ©dico del Uruguay (ed.). "Referentes de la Medicina Uruguay" (PDF) (in Spanish). El Diario MĂ©dico. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2007. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
- ^ "Prof. Dr. Orestes Fiandra". Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ Romero, Prof. Dr. Carlos E. "Prof. Orestes Fiandra (1921-2011)" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ Friedmann, DĂ©borah. "Firma uruguaya diseña dispositivos para investigaciĂłn de enfermedades" (in Spanish). El PaĂs. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Fondo Prof. Dr. Orestes Fiandra".
- ^ "Dr. Orestes Alfredo Fiandra CurrĂculum Vitae" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2013.