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The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry has received a $2 million gift from Jude S. Sauer, M.D. and his family to establish a distinguished professorship to be held by the chief of Cardiac Surgery.

 

Sunil Prasad, M.D., will serve as the inaugural Dr. Jude S. Sauer Family Distinguished Professor in Cardiac Surgery.

Sauer received his bachelor’s and medical degrees from the , as well as his surgical residency training. He is the founder, president and CEO of LSI SOLUTIONS^®, a surgical research and manufacturing company providing innovation for minimally invasive surgery. The generosity of Sauer and his wife, Eva Sauer, M.D., LSI secretary and treasurer, is in recognition of their long partnership with the 麻豆视频 (URMC).

 

“URMC’s cardiac surgery team is world class in delivering outstanding patient outcomes and innovation for improved care,” said Jude Sauer, clinical assistant professor of Surgery. “This gift is very personal to me, because we have been a part of the University of Rochester for decades. I’m proud to support URMC.”

The Sauers met while working as researchers at in the 1980s. They have worked closely with surgeons to develop new devices to improve surgical techniques and patient outcomes. Their locally manufactured products and licensed inventions have been used to treat tens of millions of patients throughout the world.

 

“It is a privilege to work with Dr. Jude Sauer and have the generous support of his family as 麻豆视频continues to advance cardiac care and save lives. I’m proud to be the first person to hold the Dr. Jude S. Sauer Family Distinguished Professorship in Cardiac Surgery,” said Prasad, who performs a range of complex surgical procedures, including  and the use of left ventricular assist devices.

Prasad is an expert in the use of ECMO, or extra corporeal membrane oxygenation, a technique that uses a mechanical device to oxygenate the blood when the heart or lungs are failing. He helped pioneer the next generation therapy, known as “walking ECMO,” which allows patients to get out of bed and walk with a portable device, often reducing complications and improving patient outcomes.   

 

A graduate of Michigan State University and Duke University, Prasad studied medicine at the University of Illinois and trained in cardiothoracic surgery at the Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital.    

“We are grateful for the Sauer family’s gift to establish this professorship to further our patient care, research, and education missions,” said Mark Taubman, M.D., CEO of 麻豆视频and and dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry.

 

Surgery Chair David C. Linehan, M.D., the Seymour I. Schwartz Professor in Surgery, said, “The Sauers are tremendous supporters of 麻豆视频and we are delighted to see Sunil Prasad honored with this professorship.”