A visiting professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, he currently heads the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at the Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou in Paris. In 1986, he and Gilles Dreyfus performed the first artificial heart implant in Europe.
A professor who works at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City is now leading the Cardiovascular Surgery department at the Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou in Paris.  In 1986, he and Gilles Dreyfus made history by performing the first artificial heart implant in Europe.