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Dutch medical researcher (1911–2009)

Willem Johan "Pim" Kolff (February 14, 1911 – February 11, 2009) was a pioneer of hemodialysis, artificial heart, as well as in the entire field of artificial organs.

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Born February 14, , in Leyden, The Netherlands, Dr. Kolff went to the University of Groningen for his residency in medicine during the German occupation.

Kolff was born in Leiden, the eldest son of a doctor who ran a TB sanatorium in nearby Beekbergen.

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Willem was a member of the Kolff family, an old Dutch patrician family. He made his major discoveries in the field of dialysis for kidney failure during the Second World War. He emigrated in 1950 to the United States, where he obtained US citizenship in 1955, and received a number of awards and widespread recognition for his work.

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Born in Leiden, Netherlands, Kolff was the eldest of a family of 5 boys. Kolff studied medicine in his hometown at Leiden University, and continued as a resident in internal medicine at Groningen University.

One of his first patients was a 22-year-old man who was slowly dying of chronic kidney failure.^[2] This prompted Kolff to perform research on artificial renal function replacement. Also dur