Domingo Liotta Author of the Law 20748, The National System of Public Health. 1991-94: Surgeon-in-Chief, Cardiovascular Clinic Institute, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1994-96: Secretary of State for Science and Technology and President of the National Council of Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET), Argentina. 1997–present: Dean of the School of Medicine, University of Morón, Argentina Member of numerous Medical Societies around the world. Owner of 12 patent inventions in USA, Argentina and France. Author of hundreds of scientific publications and scientific books. Author of medical humanism books in English and Spanish. Recently published his autobiography,"Amazing Adventures of a Heart Surgeon. The Artificial Heart: The
Artificial organ Artificial organ An artificial organ is an engineered device or tissue that is implanted or integrated into a human — interfacing with living tissue — to replace a natural organ, to duplicate or augment a specific function or functions so the patient may return to a normal life as soon as possible. The replaced function does not have to be related to life support, but it often is. For example, replacement bones and joints, such as those found in hip replacements, could also be considered artificial organs. Implied by definition, is that the device must not be continuously tethered to