Dr. Gerald Buckberg is cited among those surgeons who have pioneered medical procedures and whose innovations continue to saves. A globally recognized pioneer in life-saving heart surgery techniques, Dr. Buckberg is the author of more than 400 publications and the 2007 recipient of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery Scientific Achievement Award. “His research made it possible for surgeons to stop the heart, preserve heart tissue and restart the heart after complex surgery, as well as reconstruct the heart after major heart attacks where cardiac muscle is saved and recovers function.”