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Dr. Vincent L. Gott, a former Johns Hopkins chief of the cardiac surgery recalled as a soft-spoken, humble man who was also a gifted medical artist, died of heart failure Nov. 20 at Westminster-Canterbury of the Blue Ridge in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The former Guilford resident was 93.
Hopkins colleagues said Dr. Gott was a pioneer in the field of cardiac surgery.
“He was the first to perform experiments proving that an electronic stimulator could jump-start the heartbeats of patients, a discovery that led to the development of modern pacemakers, which he also had a hand in creating,” said a statement from the medical institution.
“He revolutionized heart valve designs, performed the first heart transplant operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and perfected operational procedures for correcting congenital heart defects in patients with Marfan syndrome.”
The statement also said, “His leadership helped transform the School of Medicine’s cardiac