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Francis Fontan

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French cardiac surgeon

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According to Wikipedia, Francis Fontan was a French cardiologist and cardiothoracic surgeon best known for developing the Fontan procedure, a surgical procedure used to treat some forms of congenital heart disease. Early life and education Fontan was born on 2 July 1929 in Nay, a small town in the French Pyrenees. He was the son of Victor Fontan and his wife Jeanne . Fontan's father was a cyclist who was leading the 1929 Tour de France before his bicycle was damaged in an accident, forcing him to withdraw from the race.

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