Willem Kolff(1911–2009)
Willem Johan "Pim" Kolff was a pioneer of hemodialysis, artificial heart, as well as in the entire field of artificial organs. Willem was a member of the Kolff family, an old Dutch patrician family. He made his major discoveries in the field of dialysis for kidney failure during the Second World War.
Netherlands
1
Major Awards
2
Publications
10
Citations
1
h-index
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i10-index
5
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#1
Photoelastic Stress Analysis of Silastic Poppets in Prosthetic Heart Valves
Circulation Research(1973)
1
citations
Recent Publications
View all worksPhotoelastic Stress Analysis of Silastic Poppets in Prosthetic Heart Valves
Circulation Research1973
1citations
Open AccessRetransplantation after failure of first renal homografts
Transplantation1967
9citations
Education
Leiden University
University of Groningen
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