What are some of Hopkins contributions to medical research?
Hopkins has pioneered many clinical and research advances throughout its more than 110-year history. Hopkins physicians are responsible for pioneering surgery for breast cancer (1889), heart surgery (1944), and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (1958). Hopkins researchers are also responsible for numerous inventions, including the rechargeable cardiac pacemaker, an implantable insulin pump, and contributions to the understanding of the human gene map. These advances complement the many institutional firsts at Johns Hopkins, such as the first combined hospital and medical school in the United States, the first schools of nursing and public health, and the first children’s hospital to be integrated into an academic medical center, to name a few.
