title: History of Cardiology: Vasilii Ivanovich Kolesov, MD. The story of a pioneer in coronary artery bypass surgery.
abstract: Despite being directed in his early career by the Soviet regime, surviving the siege of Leningrad, and having his innovations dismissed by his own cardiology society, Dr. Vasilii Kolesov went on to become a major force in the development of anastomotic artery surgical techniques. Diana Berry tells his story.
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Berry
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century