John Young Templeton III, 89, of Bryn Mawr, a cardiothoracic surgeon and professor at Thomas Jefferson University who pioneered the use of the heart-lung machine, died of heart failure Tuesday at Bryn Mawr Hospital.
In the late 1940s Dr. Templeton was a surgical resident at Jefferson. He assisted chief of surgery John H. Gibbon in the development of an artificial device to support patients' heart and lung functions during open-heart surgery. The men successfully used Gibbon's heart-lung machine in 1953 during an operation to repair a hole in the heart of an 18-year-old college student.
During the next several years, Dr. Templeton performed many heart-valve surgeries and repaired congenital heart defects with the aid of the device. By the 1970s, he was using the machine in bypass surgeries to reroute blood around clogged arteries, improving blood flow and oxygen to the heart.
Dr. Robert S. Boova, who was trained by Dr. Templeton at Jefferson in the 1980s, called that association "an experience of a lifetime.
"He was brilliant and had exceptional surgical skills," said Boova, who is chief of cardiac surgery for Main Line Health systems hospitals.
"He was never overbearing but demanded excellence," Boova said. Dr. Templeton's legacy, he said, is the doctors he trained who lead surgery departments at distinguished institutions all over the country.
Dr. Templeton was the recipient of the talent and technology he developed, his daughter Etheldra said. His father, a physician, died in his 50s from heart disease, which Dr. Templeton also developed. Bypass surgery performed by Boova prolonged his life, his daughter said.
He hiked the Appalachian Trail and climbed Mount Katahdin in Maine before and after his surgery, she said, and enjoyed birding, crafting wooden canoes, and vacationing in his cabin in Quebec.
A native of Mooresville, N.C., Dr. Templeton graduated from Davidson College in North Carolina and from Thomas Jefferson University Medical School. He interned at Jefferson, and then served in the Army Medical Corps in the States during World War II. After his discharge, he completed a residency at Jefferson and joined the surgical staff.
From 1964 to 1967, he was professor of surgery at the University of Pennsylvania and was chief of surgery at Pennsylvania Hospital. He then returned to Jefferson and chaired the surgery department until 1969. He retired from Jefferson on his 70th birthday in 1987. The John Y. Templeton III Lectureship was established in his honor.
Dr. Templeton received several grants to research new heart surgery techniques, and contributed more than 80 papers to medical literature. He was active in more than 60 professional and social organizations. He was a past president of the Jefferson Alumni Association and Jefferson's medical staff and served on the university's board.
For 62 years he was married to Dorothy Fraley Templeton. They met at Jefferson, where she was an operating room nurse anesthetist. She died in 2005.
In addition to his daughter, Dr. Templeton is survived by daughters Mary Brem and Dorothy; a son, Bruce; a brother; two sisters; and three grandchildren. A son, John IV, died in 1964.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. April 11 at Ardmore Presbyterian Church, 5 W. Montgomery Ave., Ardmore.
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John Young Templeton III, MD, died on March 27, 2007 at Bryn Mawr Hospital in Bryn Mawr, PA, at the age of 89. He was a renowned cardiothoracic surgeon and teacher. Dr. Templeton grew up in Mooresville NC where his father, John Young Templeton Jr, practiced medicine. He attended Davidson College and graduated with the highest academic and athletic honors. He earned his medical degree at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. Early in his career, Dr. Templeton contributed to the development of the heart-lung machine that launched the era of open heart surgery. Throughout his career, he was one of the most skilled and innovative of cardiac surgeons. He held professorships at the University of Pennsylvania and at Thomas Jefferson University where he was Samuel D. Gross Professor of Surgery. He was an inspiring and beloved, if often intimidating, teacher. His trainees count among the most accomplished cardiothoracic surgeons in practice today. Dr. Templeton held leadership positions in many professional and social organizations. His honorary degrees include a Doctor of Laws from Jefferson and a Doctor of Science from Davidson. He served as Chair and President, Philadelphia Academy of Surgery; President, Leanne Society of Philadelphia; Chair, New York Academy of Sciences; President, Philadelphia County Medical Society; and President, Pennsylvania Medical Society. He was a member of the International Cardiovascular Society, and Banquet Meister and President of the J. Aitkens Meigs Medical Society. His avocations were many and included flying, mountain climbing, hiking, birding, hand crafting wooden canoes, and travel. A member of the Katahdin Medical and Philosophical Society, he climbed that peak (and others) several times. He was a skilled woodsman and devoted member of the Lac Pythonga Fish and Game Club in Quebec. During retirement, he traveled extensively with his wife, Dorothy (nee Fraley) ,of Wilkes Barre, PA. She passed away in 2005. They enjoyed more than 35 cruises together, often accompanied by their children and grandchildren. Dr Templeton was a man of great intelligence and wit. He had enormous curiosity and capacity for delight. He was the most sweet-tempered of individuals. Dr. Templeton is survived by his children Mary Brem Templeton, Etheldra Templeton, Dorothy Alicia Templeton, and Bruce Templeton. A son, John Y. Templeton IV, died in 1964. His surviving siblings are Thomas Brevard Templeton, MD, of Statesville, Mary McCulloch Templeton (Mrs. George) Brown, of Mt. Ulla, and Louisa Williams Templeton (Mrs. Norman) Sholar, of Mooresville. Relatives and friends are invited to a Memorial Service Wed. April 11, 11:00 AM at The Sanctuary of Ardmore Presbyterian Church, Montgomery Ave. and Mill Creek Rd., Ardmore, PA. Interment is private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to American Heart Association, 625 W. Ridge Pike, A100, Conshohocken, PA. 19428.
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See Also:
John Y. Templeton III: Pioneer of Modern Cardiothoracic Surgery
Li, Jing, BS; Cohn, Herbert E, MD; Yeo, Charles J, MD; Cowan, Scott W, MD. The American Surgeon78.11 (Nov 2012): 1201-3.
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He and two of his three siblings were born in Portsmouth, Virginia, where his father had practiced medicine until 1926, when the family moved to the parents' home area of North Carolina.
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In the late 1940s Dr. Templeton was a surgical resident at Jefferson. He assisted chief of surgery John H. Gibbon in the development of an artificial device to support patients' heart and lung functions during open-heart surgery. The men successfully used Gibbon's heart-lung machine in 1953 during an operation to repair a hole in the heart of an 18-year-old college student.
During the next several years, Dr. Templeton performed many heart-valve surgeries and repaired congenital heart defects with the aid of the device. By the 1970s, he was using the machine in bypass surgeries to reroute blood around clogged arteries, improving blood flow and oxygen to the heart.
Dr. Robert S. Boova, who was trained by Dr. Templeton at Jefferson in the 1980s, called that association "an experience of a lifetime.
"He was brilliant and had exceptional surgical skills," said Boova, who is chief of cardiac surgery for Main Line Health systems hospitals.
"He was never overbearing but demanded excellence," Boova said. Dr. Templeton's legacy, he said, is the doctors he trained who lead surgery departments at distinguished institutions all over the country.
Dr. Templeton was the recipient of the talent and technology he developed, his daughter Etheldra said. His father, a physician, died in his 50s from heart disease, which Dr. Templeton also developed. Bypass surgery performed by Boova prolonged his life, his daughter said.
He hiked the Appalachian Trail and climbed Mount Katahdin in Maine before and after his surgery, she said, and enjoyed birding, crafting wooden canoes, and vacationing in his cabin in Quebec.
A native of Mooresville, N.C., Dr. Templeton graduated from Davidson College in North Carolina and from Thomas Jefferson University Medical School. He interned at Jefferson, and then served in the Army Medical Corps in the States during World War II. After his discharge, he completed a residency at Jefferson and joined the surgical staff.
From 1964 to 1967, he was professor of surgery at the University of Pennsylvania and was chief of surgery at Pennsylvania Hospital. He then returned to Jefferson and chaired the surgery department until 1969. He retired from Jefferson on his 70th birthday in 1987. The John Y. Templeton III Lectureship was established in his honor.
Dr. Templeton received several grants to research new heart surgery techniques, and contributed more than 80 papers to medical literature. He was active in more than 60 professional and social organizations. He was a past president of the Jefferson Alumni Association and Jefferson's medical staff and served on the university's board.
For 62 years he was married to Dorothy Fraley Templeton. They met at Jefferson, where she was an operating room nurse anesthetist. She died in 2005.
In addition to his daughter, Dr. Templeton is survived by daughters Mary Brem and Dorothy; a son, Bruce; a brother; two sisters; and three grandchildren. A son, John IV, died in 1964.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. April 11 at Ardmore Presbyterian Church, 5 W. Montgomery Ave., Ardmore.
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John Young Templeton III, MD, died on March 27, 2007 at Bryn Mawr Hospital in Bryn Mawr, PA, at the age of 89. He was a renowned cardiothoracic surgeon and teacher. Dr. Templeton grew up in Mooresville NC where his father, John Young Templeton Jr, practiced medicine. He attended Davidson College and graduated with the highest academic and athletic honors. He earned his medical degree at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. Early in his career, Dr. Templeton contributed to the development of the heart-lung machine that launched the era of open heart surgery. Throughout his career, he was one of the most skilled and innovative of cardiac surgeons. He held professorships at the University of Pennsylvania and at Thomas Jefferson University where he was Samuel D. Gross Professor of Surgery. He was an inspiring and beloved, if often intimidating, teacher. His trainees count among the most accomplished cardiothoracic surgeons in practice today. Dr. Templeton held leadership positions in many professional and social organizations. His honorary degrees include a Doctor of Laws from Jefferson and a Doctor of Science from Davidson. He served as Chair and President, Philadelphia Academy of Surgery; President, Leanne Society of Philadelphia; Chair, New York Academy of Sciences; President, Philadelphia County Medical Society; and President, Pennsylvania Medical Society. He was a member of the International Cardiovascular Society, and Banquet Meister and President of the J. Aitkens Meigs Medical Society. His avocations were many and included flying, mountain climbing, hiking, birding, hand crafting wooden canoes, and travel. A member of the Katahdin Medical and Philosophical Society, he climbed that peak (and others) several times. He was a skilled woodsman and devoted member of the Lac Pythonga Fish and Game Club in Quebec. During retirement, he traveled extensively with his wife, Dorothy (nee Fraley) ,of Wilkes Barre, PA. She passed away in 2005. They enjoyed more than 35 cruises together, often accompanied by their children and grandchildren. Dr Templeton was a man of great intelligence and wit. He had enormous curiosity and capacity for delight. He was the most sweet-tempered of individuals. Dr. Templeton is survived by his children Mary Brem Templeton, Etheldra Templeton, Dorothy Alicia Templeton, and Bruce Templeton. A son, John Y. Templeton IV, died in 1964. His surviving siblings are Thomas Brevard Templeton, MD, of Statesville, Mary McCulloch Templeton (Mrs. George) Brown, of Mt. Ulla, and Louisa Williams Templeton (Mrs. Norman) Sholar, of Mooresville. Relatives and friends are invited to a Memorial Service Wed. April 11, 11:00 AM at The Sanctuary of Ardmore Presbyterian Church, Montgomery Ave. and Mill Creek Rd., Ardmore, PA. Interment is private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to American Heart Association, 625 W. Ridge Pike, A100, Conshohocken, PA. 19428.
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See Also:
John Y. Templeton III: Pioneer of Modern Cardiothoracic Surgery
Li, Jing, BS; Cohn, Herbert E, MD; Yeo, Charles J, MD; Cowan, Scott W, MD. The American Surgeon78.11 (Nov 2012): 1201-3.
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He and two of his three siblings were born in Portsmouth, Virginia, where his father had practiced medicine until 1926, when the family moved to the parents' home area of North Carolina.
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John Young Templeton III, 89, of Bryn Mawr, a cardiothoracic surgeon and professor at Thomas Jefferson University who pioneered the use of the heart-lung machine, died of heart failure Tuesday at Bryn Mawr Hospital.
In the late 1940s Dr. Templeton was a surgical resident at Jefferson. He assisted chief of surgery John H. Gibbon in the development of an artificial device to support patients' heart and lung functions during open-heart surgery. The men successfully used Gibbon's heart-lung machine in 1953 during an operation to repair a hole in the heart of an 18-year-old college student.
During the next several years, Dr. Templeton performed many heart-valve surgeries and repaired congenital heart defects with the aid of the device. By the 1970s, he was using the machine in bypass surgeries to reroute blood around clogged arteries, improving blood flow and oxygen to the heart.
Dr. Robert S. Boova, who was trained by Dr. Templeton at Jefferson in the 1980s, called that association "an experience of a lifetime.
"He was brilliant and had exceptional surgical skills," said Boova, who is chief of cardiac surgery for Main Line Health systems hospitals.
"He was never overbearing but demanded excellence," Boova said. Dr. Templeton's legacy, he said, is the doctors he trained who lead surgery departments at distinguished institutions all over the country.
Dr. Templeton was the recipient of the talent and technology he developed, his daughter Etheldra said. His father, a physician, died in his 50s from heart disease, which Dr. Templeton also developed. Bypass surgery performed by Boova prolonged his life, his daughter said.
He hiked the Appalachian Trail and climbed Mount Katahdin in Maine before and after his surgery, she said, and enjoyed birding, crafting wooden canoes, and vacationing in his cabin in Quebec.
A native of Mooresville, N.C., Dr. Templeton graduated from Davidson College in North Carolina and from Thomas Jefferson University Medical School. He interned at Jefferson, and then served in the Army Medical Corps in the States during World War II. After his discharge, he completed a residency at Jefferson and joined the surgical staff.
From 1964 to 1967, he was professor of surgery at the University of Pennsylvania and was chief of surgery at Pennsylvania Hospital. He then returned to Jefferson and chaired the surgery department until 1969. He retired from Jefferson on his 70th birthday in 1987. The John Y. Templeton III Lectureship was established in his honor.
Dr. Templeton received several grants to research new heart surgery techniques, and contributed more than 80 papers to medical literature. He was active in more than 60 professional and social organizations. He was a past president of the Jefferson Alumni Association and Jefferson's medical staff and served on the university's board.
For 62 years he was married to Dorothy Fraley Templeton. They met at Jefferson, where she was an operating room nurse anesthetist. She died in 2005.
In addition to his daughter, Dr. Templeton is survived by daughters Mary Brem and Dorothy; a son, Bruce; a brother; two sisters; and three grandchildren. A son, John IV, died in 1964.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. April 11 at Ardmore Presbyterian Church, 5 W. Montgomery Ave., Ardmore.
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John Young Templeton III, MD, died on March 27, 2007 at Bryn Mawr Hospital in Bryn Mawr, PA, at the age of 89. He was a renowned cardiothoracic surgeon and teacher. Dr. Templeton grew up in Mooresville NC where his father, John Young Templeton Jr, practiced medicine. He attended Davidson College and graduated with the highest academic and athletic honors. He earned his medical degree at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. Early in his career, Dr. Templeton contributed to the development of the heart-lung machine that launched the era of open heart surgery. Throughout his career, he was one of the most skilled and innovative of cardiac surgeons. He held professorships at the University of Pennsylvania and at Thomas Jefferson University where he was Samuel D. Gross Professor of Surgery. He was an inspiring and beloved, if often intimidating, teacher. His trainees count among the most accomplished cardiothoracic surgeons in practice today. Dr. Templeton held leadership positions in many professional and social organizations. His honorary degrees include a Doctor of Laws from Jefferson and a Doctor of Science from Davidson. He served as Chair and President, Philadelphia Academy of Surgery; President, Leanne Society of Philadelphia; Chair, New York Academy of Sciences; President, Philadelphia County Medical Society; and President, Pennsylvania Medical Society. He was a member of the International Cardiovascular Society, and Banquet Meister and President of the J. Aitkens Meigs Medical Society. His avocations were many and included flying, mountain climbing, hiking, birding, hand crafting wooden canoes, and travel. A member of the Katahdin Medical and Philosophical Society, he climbed that peak (and others) several times. He was a skilled woodsman and devoted member of the Lac Pythonga Fish and Game Club in Quebec. During retirement, he traveled extensively with his wife, Dorothy (nee Fraley) ,of Wilkes Barre, PA. She passed away in 2005. They enjoyed more than 35 cruises together, often accompanied by their children and grandchildren. Dr Templeton was a man of great intelligence and wit. He had enormous curiosity and capacity for delight. He was the most sweet-tempered of individuals. Dr. Templeton is survived by his children Mary Brem Templeton, Etheldra Templeton, Dorothy Alicia Templeton, and Bruce Templeton. A son, John Y. Templeton IV, died in 1964. His surviving siblings are Thomas Brevard Templeton, MD, of Statesville, Mary McCulloch Templeton (Mrs. George) Brown, of Mt. Ulla, and Louisa Williams Templeton (Mrs. Norman) Sholar, of Mooresville. Relatives and friends are invited to a Memorial Service Wed. April 11, 11:00 AM at The Sanctuary of Ardmore Presbyterian Church, Montgomery Ave. and Mill Creek Rd., Ardmore, PA. Interment is private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to American Heart Association, 625 W. Ridge Pike, A100, Conshohocken, PA. 19428.
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See Also:
John Y. Templeton III: Pioneer of Modern Cardiothoracic Surgery
Li, Jing, BS; Cohn, Herbert E, MD; Yeo, Charles J, MD; Cowan, Scott W, MD. The American Surgeon78.11 (Nov 2012): 1201-3.
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He and two of his three siblings were born in Portsmouth, Virginia, where his father had practiced medicine until 1926, when the family moved to the parents' home area of North Carolina.
* * * *
In the late 1940s Dr. Templeton was a surgical resident at Jefferson. He assisted chief of surgery John H. Gibbon in the development of an artificial device to support patients' heart and lung functions during open-heart surgery. The men successfully used Gibbon's heart-lung machine in 1953 during an operation to repair a hole in the heart of an 18-year-old college student.
During the next several years, Dr. Templeton performed many heart-valve surgeries and repaired congenital heart defects with the aid of the device. By the 1970s, he was using the machine in bypass surgeries to reroute blood around clogged arteries, improving blood flow and oxygen to the heart.
Dr. Robert S. Boova, who was trained by Dr. Templeton at Jefferson in the 1980s, called that association "an experience of a lifetime.
"He was brilliant and had exceptional surgical skills," said Boova, who is chief of cardiac surgery for Main Line Health systems hospitals.
"He was never overbearing but demanded excellence," Boova said. Dr. Templeton's legacy, he said, is the doctors he trained who lead surgery departments at distinguished institutions all over the country.
Dr. Templeton was the recipient of the talent and technology he developed, his daughter Etheldra said. His father, a physician, died in his 50s from heart disease, which Dr. Templeton also developed. Bypass surgery performed by Boova prolonged his life, his daughter said.
He hiked the Appalachian Trail and climbed Mount Katahdin in Maine before and after his surgery, she said, and enjoyed birding, crafting wooden canoes, and vacationing in his cabin in Quebec.
A native of Mooresville, N.C., Dr. Templeton graduated from Davidson College in North Carolina and from Thomas Jefferson University Medical School. He interned at Jefferson, and then served in the Army Medical Corps in the States during World War II. After his discharge, he completed a residency at Jefferson and joined the surgical staff.
From 1964 to 1967, he was professor of surgery at the University of Pennsylvania and was chief of surgery at Pennsylvania Hospital. He then returned to Jefferson and chaired the surgery department until 1969. He retired from Jefferson on his 70th birthday in 1987. The John Y. Templeton III Lectureship was established in his honor.
Dr. Templeton received several grants to research new heart surgery techniques, and contributed more than 80 papers to medical literature. He was active in more than 60 professional and social organizations. He was a past president of the Jefferson Alumni Association and Jefferson's medical staff and served on the university's board.
For 62 years he was married to Dorothy Fraley Templeton. They met at Jefferson, where she was an operating room nurse anesthetist. She died in 2005.
In addition to his daughter, Dr. Templeton is survived by daughters Mary Brem and Dorothy; a son, Bruce; a brother; two sisters; and three grandchildren. A son, John IV, died in 1964.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. April 11 at Ardmore Presbyterian Church, 5 W. Montgomery Ave., Ardmore.
* * * *
John Young Templeton III, MD, died on March 27, 2007 at Bryn Mawr Hospital in Bryn Mawr, PA, at the age of 89. He was a renowned cardiothoracic surgeon and teacher. Dr. Templeton grew up in Mooresville NC where his father, John Young Templeton Jr, practiced medicine. He attended Davidson College and graduated with the highest academic and athletic honors. He earned his medical degree at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. Early in his career, Dr. Templeton contributed to the development of the heart-lung machine that launched the era of open heart surgery. Throughout his career, he was one of the most skilled and innovative of cardiac surgeons. He held professorships at the University of Pennsylvania and at Thomas Jefferson University where he was Samuel D. Gross Professor of Surgery. He was an inspiring and beloved, if often intimidating, teacher. His trainees count among the most accomplished cardiothoracic surgeons in practice today. Dr. Templeton held leadership positions in many professional and social organizations. His honorary degrees include a Doctor of Laws from Jefferson and a Doctor of Science from Davidson. He served as Chair and President, Philadelphia Academy of Surgery; President, Leanne Society of Philadelphia; Chair, New York Academy of Sciences; President, Philadelphia County Medical Society; and President, Pennsylvania Medical Society. He was a member of the International Cardiovascular Society, and Banquet Meister and President of the J. Aitkens Meigs Medical Society. His avocations were many and included flying, mountain climbing, hiking, birding, hand crafting wooden canoes, and travel. A member of the Katahdin Medical and Philosophical Society, he climbed that peak (and others) several times. He was a skilled woodsman and devoted member of the Lac Pythonga Fish and Game Club in Quebec. During retirement, he traveled extensively with his wife, Dorothy (nee Fraley) ,of Wilkes Barre, PA. She passed away in 2005. They enjoyed more than 35 cruises together, often accompanied by their children and grandchildren. Dr Templeton was a man of great intelligence and wit. He had enormous curiosity and capacity for delight. He was the most sweet-tempered of individuals. Dr. Templeton is survived by his children Mary Brem Templeton, Etheldra Templeton, Dorothy Alicia Templeton, and Bruce Templeton. A son, John Y. Templeton IV, died in 1964. His surviving siblings are Thomas Brevard Templeton, MD, of Statesville, Mary McCulloch Templeton (Mrs. George) Brown, of Mt. Ulla, and Louisa Williams Templeton (Mrs. Norman) Sholar, of Mooresville. Relatives and friends are invited to a Memorial Service Wed. April 11, 11:00 AM at The Sanctuary of Ardmore Presbyterian Church, Montgomery Ave. and Mill Creek Rd., Ardmore, PA. Interment is private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to American Heart Association, 625 W. Ridge Pike, A100, Conshohocken, PA. 19428.
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See Also:
John Y. Templeton III: Pioneer of Modern Cardiothoracic Surgery
Li, Jing, BS; Cohn, Herbert E, MD; Yeo, Charles J, MD; Cowan, Scott W, MD. The American Surgeon78.11 (Nov 2012): 1201-3.
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He and two of his three siblings were born in Portsmouth, Virginia, where his father had practiced medicine until 1926, when the family moved to the parents' home area of North Carolina.
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