Since its founding, Cleveland Clinic has been home to major medical breakthroughs in medicine.
- Isolation of serotonin, a key factor in hypertension (1940s)
- Development of “no-touch” colorectal surgery (1950s)
- First coronary angiography (1958)
- Development and refinement of coronary bypass surgery (1967)
- First minimally invasive aortic heart valve surgery (1996)
- First successful larynx transplant (1998)
- Discovery of first gene linked to juvenile macular degeneration (2000)
- Discovery of first gene linked to coronary artery disease (2003)
- Pioneering success in deep brain stimulation for psychiatric disorders and minimally conscious state (2006)
- First kidney surgery performed through patient’s navel (2007)
- Nation’s first near-total face transplant (2008)
In 2009, Cleveland Clinic continued to make headlines, furthering innovations in the following areas:
- World’s first heart/liver transplant in patient with total artificial heart
- Heart and Vascular Institute performs the largest number of Thoracic Aorta Surgeries in the world and sets a new record in both cardiac and thoracic surgery
- World’s first completely transvaginal nephrectomy
- World’s first single port gynecologic laparoendoscopic robotic procedure
- World’s first single-port total proctocolectomy with ileal J-pouch
- First treatment of Desmoid Tumors with radiofrequency ablation
- World’s first use of ultrasound for continuous tap catheter insertion for kidney transplant
- Ohio’s first robotic whipple procedure
