{"id":3144,"date":"2020-04-10T16:18:35","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T16:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drshevchuk.com.ua\/?p=3144"},"modified":"2020-04-10T16:18:35","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T16:18:35","slug":"dr-francis-robicsek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.drshevchuk.com.ua\/?p=3144","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Francis Robicsek."},"content":{"rendered":"<pre>\u0422\u0430\u043a\u0456 \u0444\u0430\u0445\u0456\u0432\u0446\u0456, \u044f\u043a Dr. Francis Robicsek \u0437\u043c\u0443\u0448\u0443\u044e\u0442\u044c \u0433\u043e\u0440\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0441\u043f\u0435\u0446\u0456\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0456\u0441\u0442\u044e, \u044f\u043a\u0443 \u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0432...<\/pre>\n<h1 class=\"pg-headline\">Renowned surgeon, known for his generosity and humanitarian work, asked to be buried in his scrubs<\/h1>\n<div class=\"metadata \">\n<div class=\"metadata__info js-byline-images\" data-bundle=\"byline\">\n<p class=\"metadata__byline\"><span class=\"metadata__byline__author\">By Alicia Lee, CNN<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"update-time\">Updated 0337 GMT (1137 HKT) April 7, 2020<span id=\"js-pagetop_video_source\" class=\"video__source top_source\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-share m-share__rail-top js-share-rail-top  m-share__bar js-share-bar\">\n<div class=\"js-gigya-sharebar gigya-sharebar\" data-title=\"Renowned surgeon, known for his generosity and humanitarian work, asked to be buried in his scrubs \" data-subtitle=\"\" data-description=\"Dr. Francis Robicsek, who died Friday at the age of 94, was known to his Charlotte, North Carolina, community as a hero, saving many lives during his long career as a heart surgeon. \" data-link=\"https:\/\/cnn.it\/3eaC5JE\" data-isshorturl=\"true\" data-twitter-account=\"CNNI\" data-image-src=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406161335-02-surgeon-francis-robicsek-super-tease.jpg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pg-rail-tall__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"pg-side-of-rail pg-rail-tall__side\">\n<div class=\"pg-rail-tall__head js-pg-rail-tall__head\">\n<section class=\"zn zn-large-media zn-body zn--idx-0 zn--ordinary zn-has-one-container\" data-eq-pts=\"xsmall: 0, medium: 460, large: 780, full16x9: 1100\" id=\"large-media\" data-vr-zone=\"zone-0-0\" data-zone-label=\"headerMedia\" data-containers=\"1\" data-zn-id=\"large-media\" data-eq-state=\"xsmall medium large\">\n<div class=\"l-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__image media__image--responsive colorbox-3144\" alt=\"Before renowned cardiac surgeon Dr. Francis Robicsek passed away Friday, he asked to be buried in his scrubs. \" data-src-mini=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406161335-02-surgeon-francis-robicsek-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406161335-02-surgeon-francis-robicsek-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406161335-02-surgeon-francis-robicsek-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406161335-02-surgeon-francis-robicsek-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406161335-02-surgeon-francis-robicsek-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406161335-02-surgeon-francis-robicsek-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406161335-02-surgeon-francis-robicsek-small-11.jpg\" data-demand-load=\"loaded\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0,  xsmall: 221,  small: 308,  medium: 461,  large:  781\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406161335-02-surgeon-francis-robicsek-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-eq-state=\"mini xsmall small medium\" data-src=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406161335-02-surgeon-francis-robicsek-exlarge-169.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img__preloader\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"media__caption el__gallery_image-title\">\n<div class=\"element-raw appearance-standard\">Before renowned cardiac surgeon Dr. Francis Robicsek passed away Friday, he asked to be buried in his scrubs.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pg-rail-tall__body\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<section class=\"zn zn-body-text zn-body zn--idx-0 zn--ordinary zn-has-multiple-containers zn-has-31-containers\" data-eq-pts=\"xsmall: 0, medium: 460, large: 780, full16x9: 1100\" id=\"body-text\" data-vr-zone=\"zone-1-0\" data-zone-label=\"bodyText\" data-containers=\"31\" data-zn-id=\"body-text\" data-eq-state=\"xsmall medium large\">\n<div class=\"l-container\">\n<div class=\"el__leafmedia el__leafmedia--sourced-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"zn-body__paragraph speakable\"><cite class=\"el-editorial-source\">(CNN)<\/cite>Dr. Francis Robicsek, who died Friday at the age of 94, was known to his Charlotte, North Carolina, community as a hero, saving many lives during his long career as a heart surgeon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph speakable\">So instead of being buried in a traditional suit, the late doctor will be put to rest on Monday wearing the clothes that made him the hero that he was: his scrubs.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph speakable\">According to<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlotteobserver.com\/news\/local\/article241785731.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Charlotte Observer,<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>the acclaimed surgeon requested to be buried in scrubs, considered the uniform of doctors everywhere.<\/div>\n<ul class=\"cn cn-list-hierarchical-xs cn--idx-4 cn-zoneAdContainer\" data-layout=\"list-hierarchical-xs\"><\/ul>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">&#8220;That&#8217;s how he saw himself,&#8221; Dr. Geoffrey Rose, president of Sanger Heart &amp; Vascular institute, told CNN. &#8220;In scrubs, there to serve patients.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Robicsek, born Ferenc Robicsek in Hungary in 1925, was a pioneer in the operating room. He was one of the first doctors in Charlotte to perform heart bypass operations in the 1950s, and he helped perform Charlotte&#8217;s first heart transplant in 1986,<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlotteobserver.com\/news\/local\/article241785731.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to the Observer<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__read-all\">\n<div class=\"bxc bx-base bx-custom bx-active-step-1    bx-campaign-1082664  bx-brand-15534 bx-width-full bx-type-agilityzone  bx-has-close-x-1 bx-has-close-inside bx-fx-fade bx-impress\" id=\"bx-campaign-1082664\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n<div class=\"bx-slab\">\n<div class=\"bx-align\">\n<div class=\"bx-creative bx-creative-1082664\" id=\"bx-creative-1082664\">\n<div class=\"bx-wrap\">\n<div class=\"bx-step bx-step-1 bx-active-step bx-step-y5WqKV3 bx-step-1082664-1 bx-tail-placement-hidden\" id=\"bx-step-1082664-1\" data-close-placement=\"inside\">\n<form id=\"bx-form-1082664-step-1\" bx-novalidate=\"true\" method=\"post\" action=\"https:\/\/api.bounceexchange.com\/capture\/submit\" onsubmit=\"return bouncex.submitCampaignStep(1082664); return false\" onreset=\"bouncex.close_ad(1082664); return false\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"bx-group bx-group-default bx-group-1082664-YABdd0k bx-group-YABdd0k\" id=\"bx-group-1082664-YABdd0k\">\n<div class=\"bx-row bx-row-text bx-row-text-default  bx-row-hHC74e5 bx-element-1082664-hHC74e5\" id=\"bx-element-1082664-hHC74e5\">\n<div>He founded the <a href=\"https:\/\/atriumhealth.org\/medical-services\/specialty-care\/heart-care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Atrium Health Sanger Heart &amp; Vascular Institute<\/a>\u00a0and performed more than 35,000 surgeries until he retired in 1998.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"el__embedded el__embedded--fullwidth\">\n<div class=\"el__image--fullwidth js__image--fullwidth\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__image media__image--responsive colorbox-3144\" alt=\"Dr. Francis Robicsek was one of the first surgeons to perform open-heart surgeries in Charlotte, North Carolina. \" data-src-mini=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406160418-01-surgeon-francis-robicsek-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406160418-01-surgeon-francis-robicsek-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406160418-01-surgeon-francis-robicsek-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406160418-01-surgeon-francis-robicsek-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406160418-01-surgeon-francis-robicsek-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406160418-01-surgeon-francis-robicsek-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406160418-01-surgeon-francis-robicsek-small-11.jpg\" data-demand-load=\"loaded\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0,  xsmall: 221,  small: 308,  medium: 461,  large:  781\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406160418-01-surgeon-francis-robicsek-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-eq-state=\"mini xsmall small medium\" data-src=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406160418-01-surgeon-francis-robicsek-exlarge-169.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img__preloader\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"media__caption el__gallery_image-title\">\n<div class=\"element-raw appearance-fullwidth\">Dr. Francis Robicsek was one of the first surgeons to perform open-heart surgeries in Charlotte, North Carolina.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">&#8220;Everybody (in Charlotte) knew Dr. Robicsek and everybody had a story about how he had either operated on one of their family members or neighbors,&#8221; Rose, who knew Robicsek for nearly 25 years, said.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">If there was one word that could describe Robicsek, it would be innovation, because of the numerous surgical instruments and procedures he patented to make surgeries go smoother, Rose said.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Back in 1957, Robicsek and his fellow surgeons, Dr. Paul Sanger and Dr. Fred Taylor, were set to perform the city&#8217;s first open-heart operations, Rose said. They needed a heart-lung machine, which essentially does the work of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/script\/main\/art.asp?articlekey=6414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">both the heart and lungs<\/a>by pumping and oxygenating blood.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">With barely any heart-lung machines in the US, Robicsek traveled to the Cleveland Clinic to see the one that was being used there. He came back to Charlotte and with the help of a friend who was an engineer, they built their own heart-lung machine in the friend&#8217;s garage.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">For years, Robicsek loaded up that machine on the back of a pickup truck and transported it between hospitals to do heart surgery.<\/div>\n<div class=\"el__embedded el__embedded--fullwidth\">\n<div class=\"el__image--fullwidth js__image--fullwidth\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__image media__image--responsive colorbox-3144\" alt=\"Dr. Francis Robicsek with the heart-lung machine he helped build to perform open-heart surgeries. \" data-src-mini=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406163046-04-surgeon-francis-robicsek-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406163046-04-surgeon-francis-robicsek-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406163046-04-surgeon-francis-robicsek-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406163046-04-surgeon-francis-robicsek-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406163046-04-surgeon-francis-robicsek-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406163046-04-surgeon-francis-robicsek-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406163046-04-surgeon-francis-robicsek-small-11.jpg\" data-demand-load=\"loaded\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0,  xsmall: 221,  small: 308,  medium: 461,  large:  781\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406163046-04-surgeon-francis-robicsek-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-eq-state=\"mini xsmall small medium\" data-src=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406163046-04-surgeon-francis-robicsek-exlarge-169.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img__preloader\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"media__caption el__gallery_image-title\">\n<div class=\"element-raw appearance-fullwidth\">Dr. Francis Robicsek with the heart-lung machine he helped build to perform open-heart surgeries.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">People also remember Robicsek for his generous heart and caring demeanor when interacting with his patients.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">During the days of segregation in the US, African American patients in Charlotte had to be treated at a separate hospital called the Good Samaritan Hospital, according to the Observer.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">But Robicsek wasn&#8217;t able to perform heart surgeries there so he instead arranged for black patients to be admitted to a tuberculosis hospital even though they didn&#8217;t have the disease. He would then perform their heart surgeries there, Rose said.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">&#8220;Francis found ways around that to be able to provide care for all,&#8221; Rose said. &#8220;That was always his modus operandi.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">In that same vein, Rose said Robicsek took his medical expertise abroad. In the 1960s, he traveled to Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras and other Central American countries to help establish cardiac surgery and pediatric intensive care programs there.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">He assisted with surgeries and trained Guatemalan doctors and nurses. But the facilities there didn&#8217;t allow for cardiac catheterization, which is used to diagnose certain heart diseases, so Robicsek would help fly Guatemalan patients to Charlotte using a military transport plane, work through the weekend to do the cardiac catheterizations, then fly them back in a matter of less than 48 hours.<\/div>\n<div class=\"el__embedded el__embedded--fullwidth\">\n<div class=\"el__image--fullwidth js__image--fullwidth\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__image media__image--responsive colorbox-3144\" alt=\"Dr. Francis Robicsek helped transport Guatemalans to Charlotte so he could diagnose heart conditions correctly. \" data-src-mini=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406161424-03-surgeon-francis-robicsek-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406161424-03-surgeon-francis-robicsek-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406161424-03-surgeon-francis-robicsek-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406161424-03-surgeon-francis-robicsek-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406161424-03-surgeon-francis-robicsek-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406161424-03-surgeon-francis-robicsek-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406161424-03-surgeon-francis-robicsek-small-11.jpg\" data-demand-load=\"loaded\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0,  xsmall: 221,  small: 308,  medium: 461,  large:  781\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406161424-03-surgeon-francis-robicsek-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-eq-state=\"mini xsmall small medium\" data-src=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200406161424-03-surgeon-francis-robicsek-exlarge-169.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img__preloader\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"media__caption el__gallery_image-title\">\n<div class=\"element-raw appearance-fullwidth\">Dr. Francis Robicsek helped transport Guatemalans to Charlotte so he could diagnose heart conditions correctly.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">&#8220;What that would do is tee up surgery for the next six months because all the diagnostic work would&#8217;ve been done,&#8221; Rose said. &#8220;That type of ability to solve problems and find ways to get things done is a wonderful example of Francis&#8217; spirit and his commitment to others.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">He then went on to help found the Guatemalan Heart Institute, which today performs 700 open-heart procedures a year, according to Carly Stephenson, a spokeswoman with Atrium Health.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Even after retiring, Robicshek continued to help hospitals in Central America by donating medical equipment in his role as vice president of the<a href=\"https:\/\/atriumhealth.org\/community\/health\/accesstocare\/internationalmedicaloutreach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Medical Outreach program.<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Jim Olsen, senior vice president of material resource management at Atrium Health, accompanied Robicshek for many of these humanitarian trips.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">&#8220;Wherever we went to (in) Central America, there was someone holding their shirt up to show Dr. Robicsek the scar from the surgery he had done on them years before,&#8221; Olsen told CNN.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">While dozens of awards lined his office walls, Stephenson said Robicsek was most proud of the Surgical Humanitarianism Award from the American College of Surgeons he was awarded in 2017.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em><strong>\u0414\u0436\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043b\u043e<\/strong><\/em>: https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2020\/04\/06\/us\/surgeon-francis-robicsek-buried-scrubs-trnd\/index.html<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0422\u0430\u043a\u0456 \u0444\u0430\u0445\u0456\u0432\u0446\u0456, \u044f\u043a Dr. Francis Robicsek \u0437\u043c\u0443\u0448\u0443\u044e\u0442\u044c \u0433\u043e\u0440\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0441\u043f\u0435\u0446\u0456\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0456\u0441\u0442\u044e, \u044f\u043a\u0443 \u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0432&#8230; Renowned surgeon, known for his generosity and humanitarian work, asked to be buried in his scrubs By Alicia Lee, CNN Updated 0337 GMT (1137 HKT) April 7, 2020 Before renowned cardiac surgeon Dr. Francis Robicsek passed away Friday, he asked to be buried in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[1211,1212,105],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.drshevchuk.com.ua\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3144"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.drshevchuk.com.ua\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.drshevchuk.com.ua\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.drshevchuk.com.ua\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.drshevchuk.com.ua\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3144"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.drshevchuk.com.ua\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3145,"href":"http:\/\/www.drshevchuk.com.ua\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3144\/revisions\/3145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.drshevchuk.com.ua\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.drshevchuk.com.ua\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.drshevchuk.com.ua\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}