Shiley
1976-1984
Shiley 1976: Attending heart valve & surgical products training in Irvine, CA, May 1976. Shiley had begun establishing itself as a powerful force in the medical device marketplace at that time…
Young Shiley Sales Stalwarts McKenna & Maclean (John on L & Iain on R) at a 1980s meeting in Amman, Jordan.
Prof. Viking Björk of Sweden with Shiley's chief tissue valve engineer, Brij Gupta, circa 1982.
Singapore heart surgeons Drs. C.N. Lee on left & N.C. Tan, far right meet Straub Clinic's top cardiologists Drs. Edward Shen & Roger White in Honolulu, Hawaii to discuss clinical cooperation circa 1984.
Meeting with Don and Darlene Shiley in Irvine, CA circa 1977...
Dr. Gerry Buckberg soaking up the Indian sun during one of his frequent speaking engagements in Asia in the early 1980s. A special friend who could make you laugh while expounding on the intricacies of heart disease.
Enjoying lunch in Sydney with Shiley dealer Peter Ord of BioSpectrum and two of his top sales ladies, Jenny Alder on Left and Ailsa Margerison, circa 1981.
First meeting Dr. Victor Chang at St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia, 1980...
Light moment with heart surgery pioneer Dr. Gopinath & Brij Gupta, New Delhi, 1980...
Horseback riding with Dr. Gerry Buckberg, Srinagar, Kashmir, circa 1982...
Shiley's Indian distributors, Rajiv Mahajan of J. Mitra & Bros on left, and Ashok Bajaj of South India Surgical circa 1981.
Reading "breaking news" in Shanghai, local style at the start of a 2-day train trip south, 1980...
Two Indian patients purchasing Shiley oxygenators and heart valves for use in their operation. This was an accepted practice with the cost of surgery paid by the govt.
Wearing "Pigs do it sequentially" T-shirt w/ Larry Wettlaufer in Beijing while promoting Ionescu Bovine Pericardial valves. Ironically we came across a dead Pig, 1981.
Newly appointed Shiley dealer, James Kwok in middle, with 2 sales staff in Singapore circa 1980.
Pictured w/ Dr. K.M. Cherian in the 1980's at the Madras Medical Mission. Cherian turned 80 March 8, 2022 - CONGRATULATIONS to one of India's greatest heart surgeons still using his power for good.
Jack Serino and Paul Goeld discuss sales strategy at Shiley Meeting, 1983.
Shiley dealers Japhy and Joyce Meng, Taipei Taiwan, circa 1982.
Jerry Nigh, Shiley's Director of Cardiopulmonary product line , meeting with Drs. Y.K. Lee of South Korea and Stanley John, of India in Hong Kong, circa 1982.
A relaxing afternoon with Prof. Viking Björk at his Palm Springs, CA home, circa 1982.
Morris Robertson, chief perfusionist at St. Vincent's Hospital in Sydney, joining me with Shiley's Thailand distributor Mrs. Podhipleux during training sessions for Thai perfusionists using the Shiley Oxygenator circa 1981.
Popular Australian cardiologist Dr. Graeme Sloman, Angus Gillies, Shiley's distributor in Hong Kong and close business associate, Tim Slough in Hong Kong, circa 1980.
First International assignment for Shiley in Brazil to investigate local made tissue heart valves by Dr. Euryclidies de Jesus ZERBINI in 1980. It just happened to occur a week before "The Carnival" in Rio de Janeiro - of course, I was compelled to stay and celebrate with two local residents.
First meeting with my Shiley distributor's sales ladies in Melbourne, Jenny Jones & Sue Brooks of A.E. Stansen, circa 1980. They took me under their wings introducing me to the local Aussie Heart Surgeons.
Solving The Mysteries of Heart Disease: One of Dr. Gerry Buckberg's (1935-2018) final contributions to his life's work of protecting the heart. He received AATS's Scientific Achievement Award in '07 & STS's Earl Bakken Scientific Achievement Award in 2000.
With my wife Jackie in Shiley's Tokyo office at Senko Medical Trading Co., 1983...
Meeting w/ Shiley distributor, Yoshio Aoki, President of Senko Medical at his Tokyo home circa 1983...
Peter Ord on the left, Shiley's Aussie distributor in NSW with key members of his Sydney sales team, 1981.
Rutgers Frat Brother & decorated US Marine 1LT, Robert "Bugga" Petrella: Owner of New York "Hot Spot" Bar, "The Greenery". A helpful hand with $$ when needed, circa 1975.
Former Shiley President Bob Elliott on left with new President Bruce Fettel and wife Ann at a sales meeting circa 1980.
Jack Serino, Michelle Serino, Tom Carcel, & Tony "Doc" Yeykal join me on a Shiley Sail, 1983.
PM Indira Gandhi opens the Indian Assoc. of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery mtg, circa 1982...
New Shiley Surgical Products Salesforce training class, Irvine, CA, 1977...
Prof. C.K. Mok of Grantham Hosp & Mayo Clinic's Dr. Gordon Danielson, Hong Kong 1983...
Meeting with Dr. Avenilo Aventura, head of The Philippine Heart Center for Asia in Manila, circa 1984...