Toomas Sulling (born 15 February 1940, in

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

) is an

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n cardiovascular

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specializing in coronary artery bypass grafting. He is considered as the pioneer of coronary artery bypass surgery in Estonia. In 1964 he graduated from the

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...

. From 1979 to 1987 he was the head of cardiology and coronary surgery department of General and Molecular Pathology Institute. From 1987 to 1995 he was the director of the Estonian Heart Centre ( et, Eesti Südamekeskus). In 1995, he became the head of the Clinic of Cardiovascular Surgery at

Mustamäe Hospital Mustamäe (Estonian for ''Black Hill'') is one of the 8 administrative districts ( et, linnaosa) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The smallest by area (it covers only 8.1 km²), it is at the same time the second largest district by popula ...

(now

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). In 1999, he was voted one of the 100 greatest Estonians of the 20th century. In 2001, president

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awarded him the

Order of the Estonian Red Cross The Order of the Estonian Red Cross ( et, Eesti Punase Risti teenetemärk; french: Ordre de la Croix-Rouge Estonienne) was instituted in 1920 by the Estonian Red Cross Society. The Order of the Estonian Red Cross is bestowed in order to give rec ...

, 1st class.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sulling, Toomas Estonian surgeons 1940 births Living people University of Tartu alumni People from Tallinn