J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994;108:603
© 1994 Mosby, Inc.
IN MEMORIAM
The great Maurice Lev died on February 4, 1994, at the age of 85 years. The months that have elapsed since his death have not pushed aside our memories of his enormous contributions, but instead have made startlingly clear the void that has been produced by his passing.
Among his 510 published papers (his first one in 1937, interestingly, was entitled "Transposition of the Large Vessels") are some of the classics in the area of congenital heart disease and of cardiac conduction. They have provided a secure foundation for the subsequent work of cardiologists and cardiac surgeons in all parts of the world. His advancing years in no way reduced Maurice's scientific contributions or his equally important contributions to the education of almost all of us. In these later years his contributions were enhanced by his memorable associations with his colleague, Dr. Saroja Bharati.
The Editor of THE JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY had the privilege of witnessing at close range many of Dr. Lev's completely unselfish but strenuous educational efforts, which at the same moment revealed the breadth and depth of his knowledge of the heart. The entire medical and surgical cardiac world has mourned his passing but will forever remember his presence, his contributions, his remarkable intellect, and his warmth as a human being.
