Barouh Berkovits

Barouh Vojtec Berkovits
Barouh Vojtec Berkovits
Born	Lucenec, Czechoslovakia
Died	October 23, 2012
Awards	Distinguished Scientist Award from the Heart Rhythm Society
	Scientific career
Fields	Biomedical Engineering
Institutions	New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Medtronic

Barouh Vojtec Berkovits (May 7, 1926 – October 23, 2012^[1]) was one of the pioneers of bio-engineering, particularly the cardiac defibrillator and artificial cardiac pacemaker.^[2] In particular, Berkovits invented the "demand pacemaker" and the DC defibrillator.^[3]^[4]

Biography[]

Berkovits was born in Czechoslovakia. His parents and sister were murdered at Auschwitz. He immigrated to the United States in the 1950s, and worked for the pacemaker company Medtronic from 1975 until his retirement. In 1982, Berkovits received the "Distinguished Scientist Award" from the Heart Rhythm Society.^[5] He graduated from the New York University Tandon School of Engineering in 1956.^[6] He was also a faculty member at NYU Tandon.^[7]

References[]

^ "Barouh Berkovits Obituary: View Obituary for Barouh Berkovits by Levine Chapels, Brookline, MA". Obits.dignitymemorial.com. 1926-05-07. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
^ "Biography of Barouh V. Berkovits". Author.hrsonline.org. Retrieved 2012-10-26.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Kirk Jeffrey (2001). Machines in Our Hearts: The Cardiac Pacemaker, the Implantable Defibrillator, and American Health Care. The Johns Hopkins University Press.
^ Cakulev, I; Efimov, I. R.; Waldo, A. L. (2009). "Cardioversion: Past, Present, and Future". Circulation. 120 (16): 1623–1632. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.865535. PMC 2782563. PMID 19841308.
^ Levy, Samuel; Medina-Ravell, Victor A.; Castellanos Jr, Agustin (2013). "Barouh V. Berkovits, MSEE (1926–2012)". Heart Rhythm. 10 (3): 411. doi:10.1016/j.hrthm.2013.01.010. ISSN 1547-5271.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2015-09-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Barouh V. Berkovits, MSEE (1926–2012)". Heart Rhythm. 10 (3): 411. 1 March 2013. doi:10.1016/j.hrthm.2013.01.010.

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[1] "Barouh Berkovits Obituary: View Obituary for Barouh Berkovits by Levine Chapels, Brookline, MA". Obits.dignitymemorial.com. 1926-05-07. Retrieved 2012-10-26.

[2] "Biography of Barouh V. Berkovits". Author.hrsonline.org. Retrieved 2012-10-26.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] Kirk Jeffrey (2001). Machines in Our Hearts: The Cardiac Pacemaker, the Implantable Defibrillator, and American Health Care. The Johns Hopkins University Press.

[4] Cakulev, I; Efimov, I. R.; Waldo, A. L. (2009). "Cardioversion: Past, Present, and Future". Circulation. 120 (16): 1623–1632. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.865535. PMC 2782563. PMID 19841308.

[5] Levy, Samuel; Medina-Ravell, Victor A.; Castellanos Jr, Agustin (2013). "Barouh V. Berkovits, MSEE (1926–2012)". Heart Rhythm. 10 (3): 411. doi:10.1016/j.hrthm.2013.01.010. ISSN 1547-5271.

[6] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2015-09-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[7] "Barouh V. Berkovits, MSEE (1926–2012)". Heart Rhythm. 10 (3): 411. 1 March 2013. doi:10.1016/j.hrthm.2013.01.010.

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