Monday, June 16
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. CDT
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Siebens Building, Leighton Auditorium

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“A Convenient Villain” – Beyond the Legend: Unraveling the Legacy of
Charles Lindbergh
Jonathan D. Reich, M.D.

Few figures in American history are as controversial as Charles Lindbergh. Decades after his death, his legacy still sparks debate. His scientific contributions — like those to national security — are often overlooked to avoid complicating the narrative against him.  Lindbergh co-invented the first working cardiac perfusion pump, proved that perfused organs could function outside the body, co-authored the leading medical textbook of his era, and advanced high-altitude aviation, saving pilots’ lives from Word War II through Vietnam — all with only an eleventh-grade education.