title: Sir Donald Ross, pioneer aortic   valve surgeon.
abstract: Tribute to Sir Donald Ross by David Wheatley, as read by Robert Kleinloog, President, Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of South Africa at the Annual Congress of the South African Heart Association 19 October 2014.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wheatley
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D000082882:Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease; D002309:Cardiology / Q000266:history*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D013019:South Africa