Albert starr biography

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    Albert Starr, MD, is an internationally-acclaimed surgeon, scientist, inventor, and teacher. Few individuals have had such a profound and enduring effect on the practice of medicin and healing of the human heart as Dr. Albert Starr. He currently serves as the medical director of the Providence Heart and Vascular Institute, a comprehensive, international center for the study and treatment of cardiovascular disease and the largest and most advanced cardiac treatment center in the Pacific Northwest. 

    Additionally, Dr. Starr is the director of Academic Affairs & Bioscience Development for Providence Health & Services, Oregon. In this capacity, he oversees the support, development and continued advancement of patient care through clinical research and education throughout the Providence Centers of Excellence, representing a broad swath of disciplines, including cardiac and vascular, cancer, neurosciences and aging.

    In 1960, Dr. Starr and Portland engineer Lowell Edwards t

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    Dr. Albert Starr, Oregon co-inventor of the first successful artificial heart valve, dies at 98

    Dr. Albert Starr, the Oregon surgeon who co-invented the first successful artificial heart valve, died Dec. 11 at 98. His work marked a turning point in cardiovascular medicine, with the development of the Starr-Edwards valve, which has since saved hundreds of thousands of lives worldwide.

    The cause of Starr’s death was complications from a recent surgery, his family said.

    “Albert Starr embodied the highest qualities of a physician, an innovator and a teacher. Through his commitment, he touched the lives of hundreds of thousands of patients and families over the years,” said Steve Stadum, interim president of Oregon Health and Science University. “Even after co-inventing and implanting the world’s first artificial heart valve, Dr. Starr continued to revolutionize the field, partnering with like-minded scientists, surgeons and medical-device engineers around the globe to fine-tune and

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    Albert Starr

    Cardiovascular surgeon

    Oregon Health and Science University - Portland, United States of America

    Albert Starr (1926-)

    First surgical valve replacement with a mechanical ball cage valve (1962)

    More than 55 years ago, Lowell Edwards (electrical engineer and inventor) possessed 63 patents. As a teenager, he had two bouts of rheumatic fever which sparked his interest and captivation in fixing heart problems. He was obsessed with the idea of mechanizing blood flow through the heart and enlisted the help of Dr. Albert Starr, a young surgeon at Oregon Health Sciences university. It took the two men only two years to design, develop, test and successfully implant the first Starr-Edwards Silastic® ball valve.

    The first prototype consisted of two silicone rubber flaps, or leaflets, that hung on a central solid Teflon crossbar. A 'sewing ring' encircled the device, allowing it to be stitched into the heart and held in place. Dr. Starr first used this device to re

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