University Favaloro

On May 9, 1967, Dr. René G. Favaloro undertook the first successful aortocoronary by-pass surgery using the saphenous vein. The procedure was conducted at the Cleveland Clinic in the United States and was one of the most important milestones in world medicine. This surgery and the thousands of procedures that followed, transformed him into one of the most recognized and respected professionals in the whole world. His books and lectures reached the main centers of cardiology in the world and served as the basis for new professionals to continue developing the field of cardiology to the level of complexity that has reached today. Despite the myriad of job offers that came to him in the following years from the most prestigious health institutions in the world, Dr. Favaloro decided to return to Argentina to concretize in our country a project that, like the best centers of the The United States, will build on three complementary pillars for comprehensive patient care and medical development: basic research, medical care and teaching. In 1974, while Dr. Favaloro was doing his medical practice at the Güemes Sanatorium, he was developing the idea of ​​forming a research team. Thus, he entrusted the development of this area to Dr. Ricardo Pichel, Founding Rector of our University. In 1978, the Society of Magazines and Related Journals (SDDRA), granting us a loan, made possible the beginning of research and teaching activities. For several years, Dr. Favaloro financed most of his own expenses. In 1980 the Department of Teaching and Research of the Foundation Favaloro was created by Dr. Pichel.