Donald P. Shiley

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Donald P. Shiley was an American engineer and medical device inventor best known for co-inventing the Bjork–Shiley prosthetic heart valve and for his major philanthropic contributions to engineering and medical education.

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instanceOf engineer
human
medical device inventor
philanthropist
associatedWith Bjork–Shiley heart valve controversy NERFINISHED
basedIn San Diego NERFINISHED
coInvented Bjork–Shiley prosthetic heart valve NERFINISHED
collaboratedWith Viking Björk NERFINISHED
contributedTo cardiovascular surgery technology
mechanical heart valve design
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
developed prosthetic heart valves
educatedAt Oregon State University NERFINISHED
University of Portland NERFINISHED
employer Shiley Laboratories NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork biomedical engineering
medical devices
founded Shiley Laboratories NERFINISHED
hasGivenName Donald NERFINISHED
hasLegacy Donald P. Shiley School of Engineering at University of Portland NERFINISHED
Shiley Center for Orthopaedic Research and Education NERFINISHED
Shiley Eye Institute at UC San Diego NERFINISHED
Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering at University of San Diego NERFINISHED
hasMiddleInitial P.
hasNameInEnglish Donald P. Shiley NERFINISHED
hasPhilanthropicFocus engineering education
healthcare research
medical education
industry medical devices
knownFor development of mechanical heart valves
philanthropy in engineering education
philanthropy in medical education
languageOfWorkOrName English
madeDonationTo San Diego State University NERFINISHED
Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation NERFINISHED
University of California, San Diego NERFINISHED
University of Portland NERFINISHED
nationality American
notableFor major philanthropic contributions to universities
notableWork Bjork–Shiley prosthetic heart valve NERFINISHED
occupation engineer
inventor
sexOrGender male
spouse Darlene Marcos Shiley NERFINISHED
typeOfPhilanthropy capital projects for research facilities
endowed chairs
workLocation California, United States
surface form: California

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