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Bob van Mierop, on the right, is shown with two of the authors of this article (Bob Anderson on the left and Jay Fricker in the centre) in the Conference Room at University of Florida in Gainesville. His drawings showing the features of the "asplenia syndrome and polysplenia syndrome" can be seen on the wall behind. These figures were drawn in 1972, and show the obvious features of right isomerism and left isomerism, respectively.
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We honour a great man and a true giant. Lodewyk H.S. van Mierop (March 31, 1927 – October 17, 2021), known as Bob, was not only a Paediatric Cardiologist but also a dedicated Scientist. He made many significant and ground-breaking contributions to the fields of cardiac anatomy and embryology. He was devoted as a teacher, spending many hours with me...
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... 17 October, 2021, we lost a true giant in the fields of cardiac anatomy and development. The name of Lodewyk H.S. van Mierop, known universally as "Bob" (Fig 1), 1 is likely less well known to those working in the current era. In the formative years of paediatric cardiology and paediatric cardiac surgery, however, he was one of the innovators. ...
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... rose in the administrative ranks at University of Florida, serving as Chief of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology in Gainesville. For a short period, he was also Chair of the Department of Pediatrics (Fig 12). On allegedly "retiring" from active duty in 1995, University of Florida honoured him with the distinction of Emeritus Professor. ...
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... was of tremendous value to Bob van Mierop (Figs 13 and 14). His family provided us with the following text, entitled: "Story about Dad's favorite hobby" (Provided by Juliana Koca, daughter of Bob van Mierop): ...
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... by far, his most interesting, and sometimes scary, hobby was his interest in snakes (Fig 15). When we moved to Florida, Dad decided to show us all which snakes were harmless and which ones were poisonous. ...
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... the final analysis, Bob's detailed examination of the heart, and his skill as an anatomist, were unsurpassed in the contribution to our knowledge and understanding of paediatric cardiac care (Fig 11). Even to the very end, he was assertive in defending his Figure 15. ...
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... the final analysis, Bob's detailed examination of the heart, and his skill as an anatomist, were unsurpassed in the contribution to our knowledge and understanding of paediatric cardiac care (Fig 11). Even to the very end, he was assertive in defending his Figure 15. This photograph from the van Mierop family collection shows one of the snakes from the collection of Bob van Mierop. ...
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... is these features, and the evidence that remain from his writings and illustrations, along with the contents of The University of Florida van Mierop Heart Archive he established and maintained, which will serve as his enduring legacy. Undoubtedly, with these extraordinary contributions to the fields of cardiac anatomy and embryology, which were way ahead of his time, Dr. van Mierop was a true giant in Paediatric Cardiology (Figs 16 and 17). The invaluable archive he established at University of Florida in Gainesville, The University of Florida van Mierop Heart Archive, has been instrumental in teaching medical students, Residents, Medical Fellows, and Surgical Fellows. ...
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