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In the 1960s, when cardiac surgery was still a young field, Horace C. Stansel Jr., M.D., was already making his mark at Yale as a skillful, innovative pediatric heart surgeon. A member of the School of Medicine faculty until his death in 1994, Stansel built a reputation as a consummate physician, researcher, and educator, and was a mentor to generations of medical students and residents.

Known as “Stan” to friends...