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Buffolo, Enio

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Buffolo,Enio

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Parabéns, Dr. Braile Congratulations, Dr. Braile

Buffolo, Enio [UNIFESP]

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EditorialCongratulations, Dr. BraileEnio BUFFOLO*On February 12, 2009, in the newly-opened branches ofthe Specialty Outpatient Clinics, in São José do Rio Preto-SP,the governor José Serra granted to Dr. Domingo MarcolinoBraile the highest honor of the state of São Paulo - the HonorificOrder of Ipiranga - in the presence of great public and thePresident of the Legislative Assembly, congressman Vaz deLima, and the Secretary of the Civil House of the governmentof State, the former minister Aloisio Nunes Ferreira Filho.This Order is grated for Brazilian citizens who providednotable services to São Paulo in the social, scientific orcultural fields.According the former governor Cláudio Lembo, it is “anunique order, grated sparingly to those who have therespect of the society”.This fair public recognition confirms the concept thatwe cardiovascular surgeons, cardiologists andentrepreneurs have of  Professor Braile.Throughout his whole career, he had the privilege toparticipate - since the beginning of the specialty in theearly 1960s - and to be an actor and not just an observer inall cardiac surgery’s stages from its birth throughadolescence and maturity.He showed courage and determination in the interior ofSão Paulo, outside the big capitals, which would constitutean important center of vanguard and opinion leader.Recognizing, since the begining, the need for supportfrom industry for the development of cardiac surgery inBrazil, he created Braile Biomédica to meet the creativity ofBrazilian and international surgeons, aiming at developinghigh-technology products that would be applied not onlyin heart surgery, but also in other specialties.Among many projects achieved successfully wemention: the heart lung machines, adult and infantoxygenators, biological heart valves, inferior vena cavafilters, cardiac fibrillator, cardioplegic solutions, aorticstents, and more recently the heart valves implanted bycatheter, which is his latest challenge.The quality of the products manufactured, as well asthe cost much lower than those imported, madeeconomically possible many procedures that use stentsand prostheses, by consisting of a paradigm of cost whencompared to the imported products.Currently, Braile Biomédica intended 15% of itsmanufacturing for exporting, serving mainly the domesticneeds and other countries such as: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile,Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela,Portugal, Germany, UK, Turkey, Kuwait, Trinidad Tobago,Dominican Republic, Romania, Russia, Syria, Saudi Arabia,Pakistan, India and Thailand.With 25 years of existence, the company provides directjob to 437 employees, 1,500 indirect, with average salary ofR$ 2,300.00, which characterizes its social and economicimportance.It is worth emphasizing that the experience incardiovascular surgery and humanist vision of Dr. Braileenabled heart surgery in hospitals in needy or default,providing oxygenators, valves or stents without knowinghow and when he would be reimbursed.The tradition of pioneering work in developing our ownproducts launched by Hugo Felipozzi, Euryclides de JesusZerbini, Adib Jatene, Domingos Junqueira de Moraes andmany others was continued and enhanced in the figure ofDr. Braile.In the field of cardiac surgery he was present in all itssuccessive advances: in valve surgery, myocardialprotection, aneurysms of the heart and aorta, heart failuresurgery and in artificial electrical stimulation. It is alsoopinion leader when reviewing a scientific study, offeringhis expertise in the area of statistics, linearized incidence ofevents and actuarial curves.Complementing his many qualities and functions, iscrucial figure as editor responsible for the Brazilian Societyof Cardiovascular Surgery. His effort, dedication anddetermination have become our journal a forum of credibilityand visibility.In this brief and certainly incomplete exhibition of thecontribution of Dr. Braile to the Brazilian heart surgery, Icould not forget to emphasize his qualities of leadership,becoming a model to be followed by us all and especiallyfor new generations. We believe to be true that in the figureof Dr. Braile, the human figure of leadership overcomes hisown curriculum.Finally, I could not forget to mention his most importantwork, which is the buiding of his family, wife, daughtersand grandchildren.In this testimonial, I have the desire to express what wethink about him.*Titular Professor of the Cardiovascular SurgeryDiscipline of the Escola Paulista de Medicina - UNIFESPV