Toomas Sulling

Toomas Sulling is an Estonian cardiovascular surgeon 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.
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. In 1995, he became the head of the Clinic of Cardiovascular Surgery at Mustamäe Hospital.
In 1999, he was voted one of the 100 greatest Estonians of the 20th century.
In 2001, president Lennart Meri awarded him the Order of the Estonian Red Cross, 1st class.