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Prof. Dr. Arthur Schlossmann, staff members of his clinic. Under his leadership, paediatrics developed into the first scientific and clinical focus. His fight against infant mortality earned him the title "saviour of children". He died in 1932.
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The glass operating theatre of the new Surgical Clinic (built in 1958) made it possible for students, for example, to observe the surgical procedure.
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Surface hypothermia represents the beginning of open heart surgery in Germany. It was introduced by the former director of the Department of Anaesthesiology, Prof. Dr. Martin Zindler.
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Prof. Dr. Ernst Derra during a heart operation with a heart-lung machine, which was introduced in 1959.
Enlarge image The sign "Medizinische Akademie" is provisionally pasted over with "Universität Düsseldorf".
Enlarge image First Collaborative Research Centre (CRC 30, 1968 - 1985 ) in cardiology, one of the first CRCs ever.
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Establishment of the Medical-Neurological-Radiological Clinic - today commonly known as the MNR Clinic - it was opened in 1985 with 406 beds.
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Senate meeting in 1988 with the vote to rename the University of Düsseldorf to Heinrich Heine University; the former Rector Prof. Dr. Gert Kaiser is standing at the blackboard.
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